EmPOWERED Scholars Alumni
2021 Scholars
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 Scholars
Alana Barr
Georgia Tech
Denise Nguyen
Major: Public Health | California State University, Northridge
Diop Russell
Major: English | Spellman College, Atlanta
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 Scholars
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

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