Meet Our Ambassadors

Mariana Figueroa Bonilla

Lead Ambassador

Degree: Radiography
In my spare time I like to: Go on runs, read books, and spend time with my cat, Penny, and my two dogs, Todd and Hershey.
Future plans: I plan on continuing my education in diagnostic imaging, or possibly pursing a degree in engineering at a four-year university.
Interesting fact about you: I really love math! My favorite class in high school was AP Calculus.

Jennifer Hernandez

Associate Lead Ambassador

Degree: Associate in Arts
In my spare time I like to: Read comics online, draw, and watch movies with my sister. I occasionally like to bake and do volunteer work.
Future plans: To pursue a career I truly care about and want to do. I want to be financially stable and be able to afford a car, house, and food.
Interesting fact about you: I have the exact same birthday as my old brother, exactly 1 year apart. I interrupted his 1st birthday by being born.

Alexandria Meeks

Degree: Associates in Science/Early College
In my spare time I like to: Play tennis and solve Rubik’s cubes
Future plans: Get my bachelors and masters in applied math and become a computational scientist.
Interesting fact about you: Within 3 days of learning the 4×4 cube algorithms I could solve it in less than 3 minutes.

Ann Sheteiwy

Degree: Early College & Associates in Science
In my spare time I like to: Go to Church
Future plans: Go to a 4 year university, go to medical school, work in Pediatrics in a Hospital & Clinic
Interesting fact about you: I have triple citizenship: Australian, Egyptian, and American

Charlotte Wortham

Degree: Associate in Arts
In my spare time I like to: I really enjoy reading and coloring. It helps me focus and ground myself.
Future plans: I would like to attend UNC Chapel Hill and pursue a career in Social Services.
Interesting fact about you: Me and my sister were both born on the 21st just in different months and years.

Aquamarine Fonseca Gomez

Degree: Associate in Arts
In my spare time I like to: Dance to choreographies
Future plans: To have a stable job and career. I also plan on having spynx cats and maybe a ferret as my children.
Interesting fact about you: I don’t like condiments on my food.

Alexandria White

Degree: Associates in Science
In my spare time I like to: Read, listen to music, write, talk to friends, walk outside, and practice crocheting.
Future plans: I hope that I get into UNCCH and major in biology. After that I would get into dental school or somewhere in the medical field.
Interesting fact about you: I’ve been listening to the same music that helps me study and sleep for almost 5 years.

Elijah Hanks

Degree: Associates in Science
In my spare time I like to: Play games, volunteer, and practice my singing, dancing, and music in my spare time.
Future plans: I plan to perform in a boy group or as a solo artist while also still wanting to be a psychiatrist.
Interesting fact about you: I have been learning music for 2 years and I am currently being training in the gospel/R&B/pop style of singing and dancing.

Darius Slankard

Degree: Associates in Science
In my spare time I like to: Play basketball, watch youtube
Future plans: Play college basketball and major in something business related (marketing, stock market, etc.)
Interesting fact about you: I really like cookout milkshakes

Lina Perez

Degree: Associate in Science
In my spare time I like to: Cook for my whole family and trying out new recipes that I came up with.
Future plans: My future plan is to complete my BSN to become an RN and then work to become a nurse Anesthesiologist
Interesting fact about you: I am great at public speaking and I am left-handed.

Kimberly Flores Maus

Degree: Associate in Science
In my spare time I like to: Make bracelets and charms. Another thing is that I like to watch soap operas or dramas and listen to podcasts.
Future plans: I plan to continue my studies and go into the medical field.
Interesting fact about you: I am mostly quiet but do not like being in quiet situations.

Jessa Jones

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Taylor Page

Degree: Biotechnology
In my spare time I like to: Watch movies, hang-out with family and friends, listen to music, shop
Future plans: I plan to transfer to a 4 year college, specifically North Carolina Central University to participate in their Bio-Medical program
Interesting fact about you: I know how to sew, I am a little rusty right now, but I want to get back into it and also learn how to crochet

SeDonna Swegan

Degree: General Science
In my spare time I like to: Spend time with family and friends
Future plans: To keep moving forward in my nursing school adventure, getting my RN so I can be a Certified Nursing Assistant Instructor, as well as work as a nurse in a facility to care for people and to keep my nursing skills where they need to be.
Interesting fact about you: The most interesting thing about me is that i work as a CNA and I love caring for people yet I am very introverted. I keep my circle of friends very small.

Samirah Abdo

Degree: Associates in Science
In my spare time I like to: Read and hangout with friends
Future plans: I want to be a real estate agent in the future
Interesting fact about you: I have 2 cars, both girls, named Lily and Fuzzy

Matthew James

Degree: Radiography
In my spare time I like to: Read, watch medical dramas, volunteer
Future plans: Get my bachelors at UNC and become a nuclear medicine tecg.
Interesting fact about you: I have been on three US Battleships

Suquana Charley

Degree: Supply Chain Management
In my spare time I like to: Camp, fish, cook, craft, spend time with family, and be involved in the community
Future plans: I plan to work with rural communities in having their needs met.
Interesting fact about you: I love turtles!

Nakirah Martin-Watson

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In my spare time I like to: Play volleyball, study, do as much homework as possible and get an adequate amount of sleep.
Future plans: I want to go to a four year university and study pre-med so I can be an anesthesiologist
Interesting fact about you: I went on TV once for a brain game competition.