Hi, I'm Lori.
Watch Marvel make me a hero.
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I am an Organization Development Manager with Disney
Parks Experiences and Products.
So basically, I help organizations
that are going through change.
I started as a human resources generalist
and when I got my MBA, I realized
that organizational development was really a passion of mine.
So I ended up here in my dream job.
Outside of work, I love to dance.
I started in ballet and did everything
from tap and jazz and competitive dance teams
in high school.
When I was in college, I actually minored in dance
and joined a couple of dance companies.
Ever since then it's been more of, you know,
taking class here and there, trying to keep myself involved.
I think I was introduced to Marvel when I was maybe
in high school or in college.
My favorite memories actually are
more recent with the Marvel movies that have come out.
I started watching those a lot with my family.
Actually, it was really funny.
My dad, he hadn't been to a movie in over 40 years.
And so I actually got him to go because he didn't want to wait.
There's something for everyone.
I think that's what makes it so special.
Coming up with my first hero, it's
a little bit daunting because you're like, oh,
who's this person going to be?
And ultimately, I realized it should be a little bit of me.
And so she is somebody who's also
passionate about dance and about being active and moving around.
I ultimately see that as maybe being one of her powers,
is that she's just super quick and nimble
and can probably dance circles around people.
I would love for her primary power to be that she can heal.
And that that is maybe her gift to the world.
Her being charismatic and caring enough to heal somebody,
but then also having that power and that strength
to fight off others at the same time would be cool.
I want her to be Asian-American, long hair, and probably
pulled back just so it's out of her face
when she's fighting crime and saving the world.
I want to kind of conceal her identity a little bit so she
can be a regular person during the day
and then maybe a Super Hero at night.
Growing up as a dancer, whenever you get on stage,
you know, oftentimes you have to put
on this different performance or a different character
that you may not be in your regular life.
So an eye mask, I think, will allow
her to really harness and hone in on a lot of her abilities.
I love different types of sneakers.
So I think, you know, as opposed to her just wearing
any sort of normal shoe, would love for it to be
some sort of cool sneaker.
I don't necessarily want her to have weapons like swords
or guns or anything like that.
So I think for me, something that maybe conceals itself.
And you think it's just an ordinary thing
that she's carrying around.
Maybe like a pair of pointe shoes
she's just carrying around by her ribbons,
and that she can just twirl and sling
and they just kind of come back to her.
So kind of like Thor's hammer or like Captain America's shield.
I wear a lot of black so I'm thinking, you know,
something maybe like with sleeves and long pants.
Just something maybe a little bit more form fitting
so that she can move around, maybe with hints of,
I also have red and accents of silver.
So I think that would be really cool too.
When it comes to her day to day, she's just like all of us.
That's why she's carrying around her pair of pointe shoes.
She's just ready to go take a class.
She's ready to go jump into something fun
and ultimately has to maybe use them as a weapon
every now and then.
Oh my gosh she looks so awesome.
I love that they capture that she's
Asian-American, more specifically like me
who's Japanese-American.
The colors are spot on.
That's honestly something that I would wear to dance class.
And I love the shoes.
I think the shoes really make it.
Both the shoes that she's holding and the shoes
that she's wearing.
And then same with the mask.
I think the mask is spot on, because I feel like you can
still sort of tell who she is, but she could also
be any person at the same time.
They totally nailed it.
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Thanks Marvel, for making me a hero.