07/06/2026
Behind every great leader is a story worth telling. Read how Archway Lincoln - a Great Hearts Academy Headmaster Yvette Cooper's mother inspired the values, resilience, and purpose that shaped her journey in this feature from .
“Standing in the back of the church, watching my 73-year-old mother confidently teach and lead women in self-defense as a third-degree black belt has always inspired me,” says Yvette N. Cooper, headmaster at Great Hearts Archway Lincoln in Chandler. “I first saw her influence through her daycare and later through her work in women’s education and Body and Soul ministry. She taught me that perseverance is not loud; it is showing up, doing the next right thing and serving others with strength and grace. As headmaster at Great Hearts Archway Lincoln in Chandler, I lead with that same humility, courage and purpose, shaping lives just as she shaped mine.”
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