Advocacy and inspiring change have always been part of the family since the Ochs clan moved to Annapolis in 1945. India's grandparents, Dr. Irving and Virginia Ochs, went on a double date with their close friends Drs. Aris T. and Faye Allen, at the whites-only movie theater on Church Circle. India's father, Max Ochs, founder of the 333 Coffeehouse and former co-Executive Director of the Anne Arundel County Conflict Resolution Center, worked for decades on anti-poverty issues at the Anne Arundel Community Action Agency. And now India is proud to see the Ochs tradition carry on as her elementary school-age son has co-paneled a webinar on leadership and spoken (in his own words) at numerous Board of Education meetings and County Council townhalls advocating for more teachers and school counselors.