Denise, 26, is from Evanston, Ill. She graduated from Williams College in 2005 and worked “like 9,000 jobs” until she found herself employed at the Broadway Youth Center. She considers working there one of the best things that has ever happened to her—second only to the time she spent promoting community health and sanitation in the Dominican Republic, and Nicaragua with Amigos de las Americas.
Adolescent health is Denise’s passion. She has been working with the Broadway Youth Center since December 2007. She hits up local high schools and community groups, providing them with a real and honest approach to sexual health. Denise is currently preparing herself to apply to masters nursing programs, and is suffering through the summer session of anatomy and physiology.
Still, she thinks it is all worth it. Denise feels the community has a need for culturally competent medical providers—and she can’t wait to write her first prescription.
Did you know? Denise does not like breakfast foods.