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My mentoring program is pretty specific, it's about self-empowerment, about being able to find solutions through teamwork. That's one of my first goals.

Meredith Brooks

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Meredith Brooks
Age: 66
Born: 1958
Born: June 12
Composer
Guitarist
Record Producer
Singer
Singer-Songwriter
Oregon City
Oregon
Program
Pretty
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Mentoring
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Empowerment
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Teamwork
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Specific
Self
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First
Solutions

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