Jonathan Pena
DominicanJonn is a full-time content creator out of Worcester, MA. He moved here in the 5th grade at the age of 10 to the west side and ended up continuing his education at Doherty Memorial…
Jessica McGowan – Owner & Executive Director of Loving Hearts Learning Center
I was born in Worcester in 1982 and adopted into my amazing family where I grew up in Leicester, Ma. My mother truly inspired me to want to be a teacher, as she was my…
Jermoh Kamara – Associate Director, Center for Well-being at WPI
One of Worcester’s own, Jermoh V. Kamara is a Worcester Public School graduate having attended, Canterbury Street School, Sullivan Middle, and South High. Today, Ms.Kamara is a public health professional, who, upon graduating from South…
Actor / Theatre, Arts, Business Owner, City of Worcester, Culture, Dance, Education, Social Services, VolunteerMelissa Pope
I was born and raised in Worcester. I attended Notre Dame Academy for high school, Worcester State College for my undergraduate, and Assumption University for my graduate degree. My studies have focused on developmental and…
Laura Marotta
My name is Laura Marotta. I’m an artist, a non-profit Director, an activist, a model, and a rock climber. Please tell us about your current career and what you love most about what you do?…
Jane Kimani
My name is Jane Kimani, I am a wife and a mother of two handsome boys. Originally from Kenya, I immigrated to the United States 26 years ago as an international student. I completed an…
Maria Ravelli
I am a first generation Peruvian and Cuban Latina, born and raised in Miami, Fl. I moved to Worcester in 2011 and have been here ever since! I married my high school sweetheart, and we…
Carla Delacruz Davila
Growing up as a Latina, I don’t remember seeing many young women of color as role models. My only role model was my mother, who as a single parent moved my brother and me from…