Dana MolinaParalegal Advocate.
Home. Sarasota, Florida Pronouns. she/her What "Brave" means to you. To be Brave is to face what is most difficult, and through this, embrace our fears. |
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Biography.
Dana is a student at Barnard College who aspires to study law. She loves to read, exercise, and spend time with family and friends. She is excited to be part of The Brave House and create life-long connections.
Dana is a student at Barnard College who aspires to study law. She loves to read, exercise, and spend time with family and friends. She is excited to be part of The Brave House and create life-long connections.
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Where did you/your family immigrate from?
My family immigrated from Argentina! |
Advisory Board.
Job. Student at Harvard Business School. Home. Cambridge, MA What “Brave” means to you. Taking the risk even if you think you have everything to lose. If you take the comfortable road because you are scared you already lost it all. |
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Biography.
Kim is a New York City based media executive, advisor and community advocate, who serves as Director, Global Corporate Strategy for VICE Media. She led company-wide initiatives across VICE’s digital, cable, production, and global agency businesses, and is a strategic partner to the executive team. She has received industry recognition for her work including being named to Forbes’ 30 Under 30 list and considered an “Indian-American Trailblazer” for her work within the Asian American community in media.
She also serves as a Venture Capital Scout at Harlem Capital Partners, a venture firm dedicated to funding 1,000 diverse and female founders over the next 20 years. She can be found working with early-stage founders on product marketing, business development and fundraising strategy as a board advisor. Outside of work, she serves on the Board of Women in Innovation (WIN) an organization committed to improving the networking and success of women in tech and innovation across industries.
Kim holds a B.A. from New York University in Economics, History and Politics and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School. She is an avid runner, amateur cook, and photographer
Kim is a New York City based media executive, advisor and community advocate, who serves as Director, Global Corporate Strategy for VICE Media. She led company-wide initiatives across VICE’s digital, cable, production, and global agency businesses, and is a strategic partner to the executive team. She has received industry recognition for her work including being named to Forbes’ 30 Under 30 list and considered an “Indian-American Trailblazer” for her work within the Asian American community in media.
She also serves as a Venture Capital Scout at Harlem Capital Partners, a venture firm dedicated to funding 1,000 diverse and female founders over the next 20 years. She can be found working with early-stage founders on product marketing, business development and fundraising strategy as a board advisor. Outside of work, she serves on the Board of Women in Innovation (WIN) an organization committed to improving the networking and success of women in tech and innovation across industries.
Kim holds a B.A. from New York University in Economics, History and Politics and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School. She is an avid runner, amateur cook, and photographer
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India |
Leora Sammett
Leadership Advocate.
Home. Boston, MA Pronouns. she/her/hers What “Brave” means to you. Brave means returning to internal sources of power and resiliency, despite all that may try to diminish such sources. It means the ability to overcome. |
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Biography.
Leora studied Sociology and Spanish, with a focus in Latin American Studies, at Franklin & Marshall College. She is passionate about trying new food, spending time by the ocean, dancing, and chatting, chatting, chatting. Leora has experience supporting and advocating for immigrant communities in both Boston and Lancaster, PA, and is thrilled to be working with such vibrant communities in NYC!
Leora advocates on behalf of Brave House members to help them cultivate their leadership and relationship-building skills, empowering them on a path toward achieving the goals they’ve designed for themselves. She organizes, conducts outreach for, and facilitates Brave House community events at local colleges and other partners to help members gain professional development and networking skills. Leora also facilitates the Brave House Youth Leadership Board, which is a growing paid program that creates community and builds relationships between members through leadership development.
Leora studied Sociology and Spanish, with a focus in Latin American Studies, at Franklin & Marshall College. She is passionate about trying new food, spending time by the ocean, dancing, and chatting, chatting, chatting. Leora has experience supporting and advocating for immigrant communities in both Boston and Lancaster, PA, and is thrilled to be working with such vibrant communities in NYC!
Leora advocates on behalf of Brave House members to help them cultivate their leadership and relationship-building skills, empowering them on a path toward achieving the goals they’ve designed for themselves. She organizes, conducts outreach for, and facilitates Brave House community events at local colleges and other partners to help members gain professional development and networking skills. Leora also facilitates the Brave House Youth Leadership Board, which is a growing paid program that creates community and builds relationships between members through leadership development.
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Where did you/your family immigrate from?
Guatemala |
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Mikelina BelainehMember of the Board of Directors.
Job. Community Builder & Consultant at Campaign Zero Home. Brooklyn, NY. What “Brave” means to you. To be your most authentic self when the world tells you to be something or someone else. |
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Biography.
Mikelina has spent their career exploring how to facilitate community regeneration and empowerment in marginalized communities. Their work has focused on examining the disparate impact of the criminal legal system on black and brown communities and working with various stakeholders (impacted community, advocates, government decision makers, and experts) to explore innovative solutions. Currently, they do nonprofit consulting at Transformation Collective. Mikelina was formerly the Director of Criminal Law and Policy at the Last Prisoner Project, a Program Associate at the Vera Institute, and an Adjunct Professor at Hofstra University teaching on race, gender, and mass incarceration. They were also the Chief Program Officer for the non-profit InnerCity Weightlifting, a street violence reduction program serving street and gang-involved young adults by connecting them with new resources, networks, and opportunities.
Mikelina became interested in social justice issues in college, where they spent their four years organizing around LGBTQ+ issues in rural parts of Texas. In law school, they narrowed their focus to issues around criminal justice, recognizing it as a system that has implications for all areas of social justice, and therefore, an opportunity to facilitate great impact. Mikelina holds a JD from Harvard Law School, where they served as co-president on the board of Lambda and co-founded the Queer and Trans People of Color student organization. Mikelina also has a BA with honors from Texas A&M University. Mikelina was born and raised in Arlington, TX, where their family and community settled after immigrating from Ethiopia.
Mikelina has spent their career exploring how to facilitate community regeneration and empowerment in marginalized communities. Their work has focused on examining the disparate impact of the criminal legal system on black and brown communities and working with various stakeholders (impacted community, advocates, government decision makers, and experts) to explore innovative solutions. Currently, they do nonprofit consulting at Transformation Collective. Mikelina was formerly the Director of Criminal Law and Policy at the Last Prisoner Project, a Program Associate at the Vera Institute, and an Adjunct Professor at Hofstra University teaching on race, gender, and mass incarceration. They were also the Chief Program Officer for the non-profit InnerCity Weightlifting, a street violence reduction program serving street and gang-involved young adults by connecting them with new resources, networks, and opportunities.
Mikelina became interested in social justice issues in college, where they spent their four years organizing around LGBTQ+ issues in rural parts of Texas. In law school, they narrowed their focus to issues around criminal justice, recognizing it as a system that has implications for all areas of social justice, and therefore, an opportunity to facilitate great impact. Mikelina holds a JD from Harvard Law School, where they served as co-president on the board of Lambda and co-founded the Queer and Trans People of Color student organization. Mikelina also has a BA with honors from Texas A&M University. Mikelina was born and raised in Arlington, TX, where their family and community settled after immigrating from Ethiopia.
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What song is energizing you today?
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Where did you/your family immigrate from?
Ethiopia and Eritrea |
