2021 Scholarship Award Recipients
Lee Dulcio
Lee Dulcio is a Junior at Mercer University double majoring in Global Health Studies and Spanish. She was born and raised in Georgia and is of Haitian descent. Lee has achieved numerous awards, recognitions, and scholarships such as Josiah Penfield Scholarship, AP Scholar Award, President’s List, and the Outstanding Fellow Award. Ms. Dulcio aspires to become a family physician for Caribbean people and provide the medical care they deserve. She hopes to serve as a source of hope for other Caribbean, first-generation, female, black, or low-income students and remind them that their dreams are attainable.
2019 Scholarship Award Recipients
Na'Shantéa Monique Miller is from Ontario, Canada and is of Jamaican descent. She is currently a graduate student at Harvard University where she is majoring in Public Policy with a concentration in Business and Government Policy. While obtaining her undergraduate degree at the University of Ottawa, Na'Shantéa held several leadership roles in organizations such as President of Philanthropy for the Economics Students Association as well as Social Science Faculty Mentor and Community Advisor, Housing Services. She remains committed to assisting others while pursuing her graduate degree and currently serves as a member on the Programming Committee for the Harvard Social Enterprise Conference as well as a Mentor for Leadership by Design, Lifelong Leadership Institute in Toronto, ON. Na'Shantéa hopes to utilize her education and give back to the Caribbean by drafting public policies that incentivize more meaningful corporate citizenship initiatives as sustainable solutions to social problems.
Courtni Foster hails from St. James, Jamaica and is currently a senior at Howard University located in Washington D.C. She is a Biology major and Chemistry minor. Courtni is active in several organizations such as the National Society of Black Engineers Junior, where she serves as a mentor; Health Professions Society; Caribbean Students Association and the Mentoring Youth & Teens' Health (MYTH) Organization just to name a few. As a result of personally experiencing the culture shock her freshman year of moving from the Caribbean to the US to attend college, Courtni decided to actively serve in various roles within the Howard University QUAD Junior Resident Assistant Program where she was able to implement enhancements to the program to help ease the transition for future students. Courtni plans to leverage her education and give back to the Caribbean by working to eliminate the socio-health inequalities that exist within the healthcare field.
2018 Scholarship Award Recipients
Summer Mia Bain is a Senior at Georgia Institute of Technology majoring in Mechanical Engineering. She is a native of Nassau, Bahamas. Summer Mia is passionate about STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) and integrating it into high school curriculums in the Caribbean. In addition to her demanding course load she is currently working with two nonprofit organizations. Her work with the National Society of Black Engineers (NASBE) is focused on creating a community of Caribbean undergraduate engineering students. While her work with Stempower focuses on increasing the amount of women in the engineering pipeline. Upon graduation Summer Mia would like to utilize her degree by encouraging other young students from the Caribbean to pursue careers in STEM. She would also like to create a tech space within the Bahamas.
2017 Scholarship Award Recipients
Trevis Belle hails from St. Kitts and is currently a Junior at Florida International University in Miami. The Communications major is active in not only his university community as the Philanthropy Chair for the FIU Caribbean Students Association E-Board (amongst other positions at the school,) but the 21-year-old also serves as the National Youth Delegate for St. Kitts & Nevis as a part of the Commonwealth Youth Council which governs the youth of the 53 Commonwealth countries and subsections. In 2014, Trevis also founded his own non-profit called MADE St. Kitts (Making A Difference Everywhere) which focuses on raising awareness about the importance of volunteerism and mentorship. Trevis' current career aspirations include starting his own company where he'll oversee communications for different businesses and non-profits.
Jabari Trotman is a native of St. Kitts and is a Junior at Rutgers University double majoring in Psychology and Economics. Jabari is passionate about community service and recognizes the importance of giving back. He is the founder of Systematically Teaching Our Minorities Perseverance (S.T.O.M.P) an organization which focuses on the spreading of information and fostering discussion at a college, community and national level to spread awareness by use of literature, social media, think tanks and debates. Upon graduation Jabari plans to attend graduate school specializing his studies in Behavioral Economics. Ultimately, he plans to return to St. Kitts and utilize his education to help build his community.
2016 Scholarship Award Recipients
Malaika English is Sophomore at University of Southern California. Her major field of study is International Relations with a minor in German. Malaika is a native of Georgia with parents from Trinidad and Guyana. In addition to attending school, she currently works as a Lead Tutor at Hearts of Gold, a non-profit organization for women with children who previously lived in a shelter. Malaika would like to continue her education by obtaining a master’s degree in Public Policy specializing in media or education.When asked how she will leverage her education to make a positive impact on the Caribbean community she stated, “I would like to create a non-governmental organization for human rights and social justice for Caribbean countries.”
Kwame Omari Edwards is a Junior at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. His major field of study is Accounting with a minor in Economics. Kwame is a native of Basseterre, St. Kitts & Nevis. Kwame’s strong will and determination is definitely to be admired. While he struggled early in his college academic career making low grades, Kwame was persistent and worked hard to make a turnaround and has earned a spot on the Dean’s List two semesters in a row. Community Service plays a big part in who Kwame is. He served a year with City Year as an Americorp member. While serving as the Math coordinator, Kwame organized a math carnival to help get the students enthusiastic about math and an upcoming standardized exam. When asked how Kwame would leverage his education to make a positive impact on the Caribbean community he stated, "I plan to go back to St. Kitts and develop a program that builds better ties between bright and eager students looking to attend college and bank creditors.”