Service Year 2023-2024, MPF’s 25th Class of Fellows!
Anthony “AJ” Pape, he/him/his
Host Site: La Vida Scholars
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Angie “Gigi” Hyppolite, she/her/hers
Host Site: Youth Enrichment Services (YES)
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Aryana “Ary” Richardson, she/her/hers
Host Site: Girls Inc. of Lynn
Home Town: Lynn, MA
Why I Serve: I serve because I know the impact my mentors had on me when I was a teen and I hope to inspire the youth I work with and uplift them to reach their fullest potential.
Bertha Gallegos, she/her/hers
Host Site: LEAH Project at Health Resources in Action (HRIA)
Home Town: Bay Area, CA
Why I Serve: As someone who benefited from various nonprofits in their youth, I feel that it is only right that I give back as much as I can.
Brieana Bates, she/her/hers
Host Site: Freedom House
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Emma Davis, she/her/hers
Host Site: Artists for Humanity
Home Town: New Orleans, LA
Why I Serve: I serve because I’m passionate about working with youth and I know how much those trusted adults meant to me when I was a teenager.
Gabriella Laboy, she/her/hers
Host Site: East Boston Social Centers
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Gerilou Ebrada, she/her/hers
Host Site: The Welcome Project
Home Town: Cranston, RI
Why I Serve: I serve because I want to give back to communities representative of my background and those I grew up with.
Jennifer “Jen” Trinh, she/they
Host Site: Freedom House
Home Town: Boston, MA
Why I Serve: I serve because I want to pay it forward as someone who has spent my high school and college careers having mentors and advisors support me throughout that time in my life. I hope to be someone that youth can go to for help and assistance academically as well as personally.
Kalena “Kal” Wang, she/her/hers
Host Site: Enroot
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Khia White-Mack, she/her/hers
Host Site: St Stephen’s Youth Programs
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Marvin “Scott” Relerford, he/him/his
Host Site: Youth Enrichment Services (YES)
Home Town: Palm Spring, CA
Why I Serve: I serve to help, to inspire, to share what I know, and give youth a leg up in making positive change in their lives. Providing access to and support in the goals and dreams of others always reminds me that the work that I am doing is meaningful.
Meika Shuman, she/her/hers
Host Site: Asian Community Development Corporation (ACDC)
Home Town: Burlington, VT
Why I Serve: I believe everybody deserves a chance to fulfill their potential, and my goal is to inspire the youth by shedding light on their capability.
Rachel Nguyen, she/they
Host Site: MGH – Youth Programs
Home Town: Brookline, MA
Why I Serve: The opportunity to be able to provide the mentorship and support for young people who may be going through what I went through at their age means a lot to me.
Sarah Elkondakly, she/her/hers
Host Site: La Vida Scholars
Home Town: Medford, MA
Why I Serve: I serve because impact matters. In a world like today, it can seem impossible to make a change through one person, or to find the motivation to start a positive impact. Serving is an opportunity to make a change one student at a time, with the hope that positively impacting one life will lead to a larger effective outcome.
Svetlana Sohma, she/her/hers
Host Site: Zumix
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Northeastern University, Office of Community Service & Civic Engagement
420 Huntington Ave, Stearns Center 2nd Floor, Boston, MA 02115
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