I am so thankful to have received a scholarship from the Ravenswood Alumni Association in 2002, the year I graduated from Menlo Atherton High School.  This Association is extremely important to me and uplifts legacy, giving back to the community, and the right to receive education.  I am currently a Program Manager for the Alliance for Safety and Justice, working to implement the same values this wonderful Association continues to emit throughout the community.

I remember receiving the RHSAA scholarship when I graduated from Menlo-Atherton High School in 1998! I was proud then, and I am proud now! After high school I left California to attend Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia. While at Spelman, I majored in Biology and had a pre-med concentration. That was a wonderful experience, and really helped set the tone for my future professional trajectory. I graduated from Spelman in 2001 and started at Howard University College of Medicine in Washington, D.C. in the same year. After recognizing my dream of becoming a doctor in 2005, I completed additional training in the specialty of Family Medicine in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. My medical career has enabled me to travel the globe, providing medical care stateside and abroad, through parts of Latin America, the Caribbean, and across the continent of Africa. I was eventually recruited by the United States military, and proudly served as a member of the United States Public Health Service, and the United States Coast Guard. Most recently, I have been awarded the Inaugural Health Law Scholarship by Georgia State University College of Law, and I am currently in Atlanta, Georgia pursuing my J.D.

I carry with the me the encouragement, and well-wishes of my friends and family in East Palo Alto, and I appreciate the love and support shown to me throughout the years. My mother is a Ravenswood High School alumnus, my father was a Ravenswood High School Alumni Association supporter, and I am past RHSAA scholarship recipient! Thank you for all of your work in the community because it really does make a difference, as it made a difference in my life and has meant the world to me.

This May I will be graduating from San Francisco State University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in both Psychology and Latina/o Studies with a minor in Education. Throughout my 4 years at my unitersity I remained an active student on campus and participated in various campus organizations. 

I am currently working as an instructional aide for a K/1 classroom and I hope to continue my education in the future in hopes of transitioning to a position in higher education. For the past 4 years I have also demonstrated my passion for education by serving my community and assisting in a range of educational settings with students. I am an energetic and passionate advocate of higher education and want to be an example and a mentor for young women of color and all those students who once found themselves doubting if school was for them