During my high school years, I was part of the Teen Center (T.C). The T.C trained
teenagers to become Peer Educators. When I was part of the T.C, adolescents from different schools from Northern New Jersey came to share their experiences, life styles and respect for each other. I was also part of the sexual health training program known as Teen Prevention Education Program which covered the different health issues that our society encounters today. I accepted the responsibility to conduct outreach workshops and contributed at least two days of the week to enhance my community knowledge on the different types of health problems. It was through this program which allowed me to travel to distinctive places like Washington, D.C for the A.C.L.U national conference, Baltimore, Maryland, college tours such as Temple University, Montclair State University and because of this program I was also able to see Barack Obama several times. Recently, I have volunteered in a panel called "First Generation Panel for College Studens", I was also elected as the only representative of the Deputy Mayor of the City of Newark, New Jersey from the Youth Council. Within this program, I took on the responsibility of conducting Monthly Youth Ward meetings that have allowed the voices of our youth to be heard.
