{"id":12014,"date":"2023-09-28T12:00:53","date_gmt":"2023-09-28T19:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sanpedrotoday.com\/?p=12014"},"modified":"2023-09-28T13:13:46","modified_gmt":"2023-09-28T20:13:46","slug":"the-tenacious-fighter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sanpedrotoday.com\/2023\/09\/28\/the-tenacious-fighter\/","title":{"rendered":"The Tenacious Fighter"},"content":{"rendered":"
Shari Weaver is one of my (s)heroes, and I am in awe of her every day.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n As the director of the coordinated entry system at Harbor Interfaith Services, her superpower is meeting people where they are in their rawest moments and using that to herald positive change.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Let\u2019s dive into my candid and heartfelt conversation with Shari, an innovative and tenacious fighter for our unhoused neighbors.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n What did you want to be when you grew up?<\/strong><\/p>\n I can\u2019t say there was any one thing in particular, but I have always been very competitive. I roller skated competitively as a child for 14 years. In fact, my parents met at a roller rink in Long Beach. My sister and I both won the single women\u2019s national competition in different years. In high school, that competitiveness took me to the pool, and I became the first woman to compete on the boys water polo team \u2014 and even competed in synchronized swimming. I love the water, and now, as an adult, I could spend all my time in the ocean. It\u2019s how I decompress.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Tell me a little about how your career started.<\/strong><\/p>\n