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EmPOWERED Scholars Alumni

Making a difference and impacting the future of their communities

collage of EmPOWERED Scholars alumni

2023

Ashleigh Johnson \| Major: Biology, Howard University (BD Scholarship Recipient)
Chimdindu Okafor \| Major: Health Management, Howard University (BD Scholarship Recipient)
Elizabeth Onyekwere \| Major: Nutrition, Case Western (Generously supported by Woman’s Heart Coalition)
Jonathan Jean Charles \| Major: Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, University of Miami
Kristi Juarez \| Major: Pre-Nursing, Washington State (Generously supported by Wendy Zheng)
Lily Kasic \| Major: Business Administration, University of Washington (Generously supported by Wendy Zheng)
Nevora Ramsey \| Major: Nursing, Morgan State University (BD Scholarship Recipient)
Sebastian Caicedo \| Major: Health Science, Northeastern University
Shreya Shivakumar \| Major: Political Science, Barnard College
Tajhea Campbell \| Major: Biology, Howard University (BD Scholarship Recipient)

2022

Ayana Vicks-Jason \| Major: Biology, Howard University (BD Scholarship Recipient)
Bria Nartey \| Major: Political Science, Howard University (BD Scholarship Recipient)
Caleb Young \| Major: Environment, Economics and Politics, Claremont McKenna College
Christina Pham \| Major: Business Administration, De Anza College
Gabriela Nguena Jones \| Major: Neuroscience, Vanderbilt University
Jaylah Dorman \| Major: Health Education/Community Health, Howard University (BD Scholarship Recipient)
Perisa Ashar \| Major: Biomedical Engineering/Computer Science, Duke University
Sofia Johnson \| Major: Exercise Science, Florida Gulf Coast University
Tatiana Carter \| Major: Biology and Human Performance, Howard University (BD Scholarship Recipient)

2021

Akshara Molleti \| Major: Biomedical Engineering, University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Ash-Lee Marshall \| Coppin State University (BD Scholarship Recipient)
Caitriona Greene \| Major: Health, Behavior, & Society, University of Rochester
Joseph McCallister \| Hampton University (BD Scholarship Recipient)
Lesley Lopez \| Major: Biology, University of Houston Clear Lake
Madison Tate \| Major: Biology, Howard University (Charlotte Mann Family Grant Recipient)
Melina Rodriguez \| Major: Public Health, California State University - Los Angeles
Michaela Greenlee \| Major: Global Public Health, New York University
Michaela Harris \| Morgan State University (BD Scholarship Recipient)
Paige Blake \| Bowie State University (BD Scholarship Recipient)

2020

Alana Barr \| Georgia Tech
Denise Nguyen \| Major: Public Health, California State University - Northridge
Diop Russell \| Major: English, Spelman College
Katelyn France \| Major: Pharmacy, University of Minnesota Duluth
Lady Dorothy Eli \| Major: Public Health and Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences, University of Arizona
Lorena Melendez Chavez \| Major: Nutrition and Dietetics, California State University - Northridge
Ngoc Vuong \| Major: Psychology, Public Health and Economics, Wichita State University
Noun Abdelaziz \| Major: Sociology and International Affairs, San Diego Miramar College
Presley LeGrande \| Major: Neuroscience and Public Health, Santa Clara University
Sierra Williams-Mcleod \| Major: Biochemistry and Biomedical Research, Hampton University

2018

Ahmed Arasah \| Xavier University
Avery Nelson \| Major: Public Policy, Pomona College
Dorysel Sandoval \| Sweetwater High School, National City, CA
Esmeralda Ochoa \| Major: Nursing, Chamberlain University
Jose Trinidad Muratella \| Major: Biochemistry, University of Illinois at Chicago
Michelle Ballasiotes \| Major: Health Policy and Management, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill