Sarah Odion Esene: I Am Barnes & Thornburg

I AM...

• An immigrant. I was born in Nigeria and moved to Houston, Texas, when I was 6 years old.
• An aspiring congresswoman who plans to run for a seat in Congress in the future
• A lover of jazz music, from Dizzy Gillespie to Duke Ellington and John Coltrane
• The comedian in my family. I could probably go toe-to-toe with Dave Chappelle.
• An All American high school basketball player who still has her jump shot
• Peyton Manning’s biggest fan – I cried when he retired
• A self-proclaimed chef who specializes in Cajun, Italian and Thai cuisines
• An Interior designer and decorator who can make your vision or theme come to life with any budget
• A few belts away from earning my black belt in Taekwondo
• An ex trained sniper who competed in long-range shooting in college

This profile appeared in the January 2021 edition of I Am Barnes & Thornburg.

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