From the time Shelley Zion was a kid, she fixated on the idea that the world just isn’t fair. “I am wired to take on fights – I always have been,” says Shelley, an urban education professor at Rowan University. “One of my very first classes in my PhD program asked us to write a statement on our core purpose. I remember calling my dad to say I have no idea what to write, and he immediately said, ‘That’s easy – your thing is that it’s not fair.’” It seems that revelation has guided her life ever since. Learn more about our Women of Excellence Game Changer Honoree @shelleyzion at our link in bio! Photo: @dmhphotographer