Houmam Kassar | One Year Later

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Houmam Kassar is an almuni of our Summer ‘21 cohort! He enjoyed learning how a nonprofit is ran and enjoyed the small joyful moments from his mentorship. Houmam also talks about how he has learned the importance of networking. One year later, he is beginning his journey into college at St. Mary’s University to study business anylytics and play soccer! We are so proud of him and can wait to see what he accomplishes! Go Houmam!

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Amie Isfan | One Year Later

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Amie has been a part of TFD since September of 2021! She began her journey here as a mentee in Fall ‘21 mentorship and shortly after joined staff as our Social Media Coordinator. One year later, Amie is preparing to enter her freshman year of college at Temple University and plans to major in journalism! She also plans to take on virtual jobs assisting other brands with their social media planning. We’ll miss working with Amie but we are so excited to support her in this next chapter!

“The easiest way to get somewhere in the creative field is to make connections. Network.”

- Amie Isfan

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Maya Hill | One Year Later

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Maya Hill is a past mentee from Forest Park. Maya first got connected with TFD through workshops hosted in the Firehouse space back in 2020. Shortly after, the idea for a mentorship program came to life, which Maya then began in Spring ‘21. Now, she is our Executive Assistant here at TFD and is in school to become a physicians assistant! We are so proud of Maya and we are excited to continue to support her in her journey!

“No matter who you are or who is impacting you at the moment, you should do what you want to do.”

- Maya Hill

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