Politico: A woman who channels pain into solutions
Protect Our Defenders Honorary Chair Rep. Jackie Speier and is veteran Ariana Klay are featured in this Politico article:
I told Ariana that she shouldn’t let her tragic experience define her life.
And although she has become an active supporter of military sexual assault victims and calls for reform in a military she still loves, she has not made her advocacy work a full-time job. In fact, she wants it to be just a small part of who she is and how she sees herself.Her story is one of the most remarkable I’ve heard in the almost three years I’ve been highlighting the military’s flawed justice system when it comes to sexual assault. I am not giving her story justice here but am honored to even be asked to write about someone whom I see as an inspirational leader.
Since leaving the Marines, Ariana went back to graduate school to get a master’s degree while working full time. She is now the director of programming and operations at an arts and culture center and special-event venue in Washington, D.C.
