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We encourage New Leader Scholarship recipients to maintain contact with fellow recipients, mentors and board members. Click on any recipient or scroll down to see all bios.
2006 Recipients (current as of Autumn 2008) LANICE AVERY (See 2008 entry, awarded a third scholarship) HONG CAO (See 2007 entry, awarded a second scholarship) ASHLEY DUNN, 25, graduated from U.C., Berkeley, having majored in History and Molecular and Cell Biology. She is the first in her family to attend college, coming from a single parent, economically disadvantaged background. Due to a severe cranio-facial birth defect, Ashley has undergone many painful surgeries, leading to a lifelong interest in helping medically indigent youngsters with surgically correctible deformities. Her interests in public health and public policy have led to a six week internship in three European countries, studying the impact of the AIDS epidemic. Ashley chose to write an honors thesis in her junior year on the history of genetics at Berkeley, for which she received high honors. Additionally, she was elected to be the Premedical Liaison to the National Health Policy Action Committee. Working in the Surgical Research Department of UCSF, she has been studying the potential for embryonic stem cells to improve rates of wound healing in diabetic patients. She plans to apply to medical school in spring 2009. This was her second New Leader Scholarship. ARMANDO LARA, 29, completed his Master's Program in Educational Leadership and Preliminary Administrator Credential Program at San Jose State University. He is a graduate of San Jose State University with a major in child and adolescent development. As an adolescent, who emigrated from Mexico, he is devoted to working with low income Latino youngsters. He completed his multiple subject BCLAD-Spanish teaching credential and has been working as an educator in a low income school in San Jose. Following in the footsteps of an early mentor of his, Armando is passionate about his work with the families of low income Hispanic immigrants and is engaged in a variety of outreach projects. In his seventh year of teaching, he is now preparing to become a school administrator. Armando is the first in his family to attend college and this was his second New Leader Scholarship. FELICIA MOORE-JORDAN (See 2007 entry, awarded a fourth scholarship) MELISSA LAURA SAN MIGUEL, 22, graduated from U.C. Berkeley, with a degree in Political Science. Her dream is to attend law school with concentrations in family law and civil rights. She hopes ultimately to create a Women's Center for low-income women needing legal services. Through both her work and volunteer activities with nonprofits, such as Hispanics in Philanthropy, she has gained experience in learning what is needed to develop such a center. Melissa is fluent in several languages, speaking Spanish at home with her Peruvian parents, and hopes ultimately to master seven languages with fluency. She is also an avid musician, playing the piano, guitar and violin. SAMORN SELIM (See 2008 entry, awarded a fourth scholarship) SARAH THIBAULT (See 2008 entry, awarded a second scholarship) AMIA TRIGG, 23, graduated from U.C., Berkeley with a double major in Psychology and African American Studies. Experiencing the early loss of both parents and being raised by her grandparents in Las Vegas, has deeply shaped her concept of how to help others. Her grandfather became heroic in her eyes through his capacity to overcome great poverty and discrimination while encouraging her to pursue her dreams. Having experienced her father's incarceration at an early age has led to an interest in pursuing a career in law. She was the president of the Black Pre-Law Society on campus and volunteered for Alameda County Pre-Trial Services. Her emphasis is on remedying inherent discriminatory practices within the legal system. Amia is now entering her second year at Harvard Law School and has also been accepted into the Master's of Public Policy Program at the Kennedy School. She is co-chair of the Black Law Student's Mentorship Program which encourages high school students to continue their education. AREZO YAZD (See 2008 entry, awarded a fifth scholarship) |
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