EMPOWER

Presented by ENC Student Government&

ALANAHosted by Jen Glen

Wednesday, April 22nd, 6:00pm Ruth Cameron Auditorium

This panel discussion is meant to inspire and empower individuals who wish to persevere

despite constant marginalization and overall bring the ENC community together.

Montague Williams - ■ Hometown : Chicago, Illinois ■ School/Affiliation: Eastern Nazarene College ■ Montague Williams is a professor in the

Division of Religion and Philosophy at Eastern Nazarene College. For the past three summers, he has provided leadership for the Summer Institute for the Gifted as the Assistant Director of the Boston University site and then the Director of the Harvard University site. Prior to moving to the Boston area, he served in Kansas City as Associate Pastor and Director of the ReThink Program at the Kansas City Urban Youth Center and in Chicago as the Associate Pastor for Youth and Families at Wildwood Church of the Nazarene. He holds a Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts from Olivet Nazarene University; a Master of Divinity from Nazarene Theological Seminary; and is completing his PhD at Boston University. His research analyzes the theologies and practice of reconciliation among youth ministries in multicultural congregations.

Shelly Nataki Greaves ■ Hometown: Baltimore, Maryland ■ Major : Theater Arts ■ School/Affiliation: Eastern Nazarene College ■ Shelly Nataki Greaves is a junior at Eastern

Nazarene College, her family is from Port-of-Spain, Trinidad. She was born in Brooklyn, New York and grew up in Baltimore, Maryland. She attended Friendship Academy of Science & Technology Middle and High School. While in high school she Bible quizzed for 5 years and participated in the Encounter program at Center stage for 2 years. She also ran track, grew up with her mother Carla, stepfather John, brother Luke, sister Priscilla, and brother Miguel. So far she has been involved in numerous productions at Eastern Nazarene College, such as A Raisin in the Sun, James & the Giant Peach, Medea, and The Bible’s Women Project. She has also been a director for plays such as Tara Brooke Watkin’s Pariah Theater, For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf. Her dream is to do theater in troubled communities like her own, and eventually around the world. She wants to change the world through her passion in theater arts.

Yusuf Mansaray - ■ Hometown : Boston, Massachusetts ■ Major : Crime Law Justice; Legal Track ■ School/Affiliation : Eastern Nazarene College ■ Yusuf Mansaray is a senior who is an aspiring lawyer,

follower of Christ, and lover of gummy worms. His life goal is to do as much for those in need as much as he can while raising his family. For him a degree is a stepping stone in life, as an African American male growing up in Boston, it’s easy to fall into the fold. By this meaning its easy to become what he sees, what is expected of him, and what is offered. Being an outlier is difficult in any community, especially in the African American. He has friends and family that are in difficult places in life , some because they choose to meet expectations set for them by society, others because they simply have no other choice. His dream is to help provide other alternatives to those who do not have a choice, while showing others that they should aspire to be more than what society expects of them.

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Maria Anaya ■ Hometown: RedWood City, California ■ School/Affiliation: Harvard Graduate School of Education ■ Maria Anaya is a Product Strategy Manager in Higher Education at Pearson.

Prior to joining Pearson, Maria developed and managed program expansion plans and partnership engagement for an educational nonprofit with a mission to expand the academic and career options for girls in science, technology, and engineering. She is a Teach for America alumni and taught 7th grade math and science in San Jose, CA. Maria received her B.S. in Chemical Engineering from

Lizbeth Hernandez ■ Hometown: Charlotte, North Carolina ■ Major: Government Minor: Psychology ■ School/Affiliation: Harvard University ■ Lizbeth is a junior pursuing a concentration in Government and a secondary

in Psychology, as well as a language citation in French. On campus, she is the Operations Manager for the Harvard Crimson, Harvard’s daily newspaper.

Elizabeth Garcia ■ Hometown: Palmetto, Florida ■ Major : Government , Minor : Economics ■ School/Affiliation : Harvard University ■ Elizabeth is a junior pursuing a concentration in Government and a secondary

in Economics. She plans to attend business school following two years of work experience after college, and she hopes to run for political office in the future. At Harvard University, she is involved with Latinas Unidas (LU), she is involved with Women in Business (WIB), the Harvard Square Homeless Shelter (HSHS), Keylatch After-School Mentoring, the Harvard Latino Student Alliance (HLSA), and Taekwondo. She recently served as the Executive Director of the 8th annual Latina Empowerment & Development ( LEAD) Conference, and is now serving as the President of LU, the Diversity Director of WIB and as the Vice-President of HLSA. She is also a statistic tutor for the Bureau of Study Counsel and a Government Peer Concentration Counselor for Harvard’s Development of Government. Elizabeth’s parents immigrated from Mexico and Guatemala at a young age, and their life stories have influenced her long-term goals. She hopes to make a difference in the world through public service and her greatest desire is to make a lasting impact on the lives of people everywhere.

■ Hometown: Elmsford, New York ■ Major : Biology Minor: Psychology ■ School/Affiliation: Eastern Nazarene

College ■ Jennifer Glen is a junior pursuing a

concentration in Biology with a secondary in Psychology. She is also a student at the 3 year summer Northeast Regional Alliance (NERA) Med prep Scholars Program at Columbia University. She is a volunteer at the Cancer Outpatient Center at Massachusetts General Hospital. She is part of the mentorship program for middle school and high school students back in her hometown. Her main passion is to motivate others to be the best they can be. In the future she hopes to become a physician and to continue doing clinical translational research.

Jennifer Glen ( Moderator)

Panelists from Harvard University