Giving back to the Boys and Girls Club of the Valley [Video]

PHOENIX — Before she ever thought of a career in medicine, before she graduated from Tennessee State University, before she was awarded Youth of the Year, Samia Reese was a regular club kid: A member of the Boys and Girls Club of the Valley.

“It taught me how to be a people person,” Reese said. “I would say the biggest thing is how to talk to people, how to articulate myself, and then just never give up and keep going for the next thing.”

More than a decade and a half after first stepping foot in the Boys and Girls Club, Reese still gives back to the organization that was such a big part of her childhood.

“I would have to say The Boys and Girls …