Karen Richardson , 30 , is a graduate of Howard University in Washington . Richardson says she was inspired by former Secretary of State Rice . She has worked for the U.S. Agency for International Development and as an international aid worker with Doctors Without Borders. `` I thought , 'Well , I 've never done anything on Capitol Hill , I 've never worked over on Capitol Hill . ' `` Karen recalled , `` So this would be a great opportunity and let me just go Richardson : `` I do n't want to lose sight of what it took to get here ''
Karen Richardson , 30 , is a graduate of Howard University in Washington . Richardson says she was inspired by former Secretary of State Rice . She has worked for the U.S. Agency for International Development and as an international aid worker with Doctors Without Borders. Richardson : `` I do n't want to lose sight of what it took to get here ''