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March 2023 Professional Spotlight: Weini Kelati
This month’s spotlight features Weini Kelati, professional long distance runner and NCAA Champion. Learn more about Wein's passion for running and her journey to success. Please briefly explain some of your responsibilities in your current career role. My current...
EDN 2022-2023 Scholarship Sponsors
We would like to express our deep gratitude to the different Eritrean business Sponsors of our 4th Annual EDN Scholarship. Their contributions played an instrumental role in meeting our fundraising goal for the 2022-23 Scholarship Fund and to change Eritrean American...
February 2023 Professional Spotlight: Merone Melekin
This month's spotlight features Merone Melekin, Deputy Director of the Minnesota Covid-19 Response. In her role Merone oversees crisis and cross-government management and operations for the State of Minnesota. Take a look into Meron's journey as she navigated a career...
#GivingTuesday 2022
Eritrean Diaspora Network is participating in #GivingTuesday, a global day of generosity that will take place on November 29, 2022. Your contribution will support EDN in its work to renew, recharge and revitalize the Eritrean Diaspora community. Donate through...
November 2022 Professional Spotlight: Hermon Mehari
This month's spotlight features Hermon Mehari, an accomplished jazz musician. Take a look into Hermon's inspiring journey to becoming an award winning trumpet player, whose talents have taken him around the world. Could you briefly explain some of your...
October 2022 Professional Spotlight: Hermon Hewitt
This month's spotlight features Hermon Hewitt, First Officer Pilot at UPS. Take a look into Hermon's inspiring journey to becoming a black, female, immigrant pilot in the male dominated aviation industry. Could you briefly explain some of your responsibilities in your...
Awardees of the 2022-2023 EDN Scholarship Fund
The Eritrean Diaspora Scholarship Committee is excited to announce our 2022-2023 awardees. This is our fourth year of being able to impact the lives of Eritrean students positively, and we hope to keep it going for many more years. After careful reviewing of 45...
September 2022 Spotlight: Benyam Tesfai
This month's spotlight is Benyam Tesfai, Director of Client Partnerships for a full-service creative agency. Read on to learn more about Benyam's incredible path to a successful career in media and marketing. Could you briefly explain some of your responsibilities in...
August 2022 Professional Spotlight: Efrem Fesaha
This month's spotlight features Efrem Fesaha, CEO & Founder of Boon Boona Coffee. Read on to learn more about how Efrem's passion for coffee led him on an incredible journey to entrepreneurship. Could you briefly explain some of your responsibilities in your...
July 2022 Professional Spotlight: Kibra Yemane
This month's spotlight features Kibra Yemane, an HR Business Partner at Netflix. Read on to learn more about Kibra and her interesting path to a successful Human Resources career. Could you briefly explain some of your responsibilities in your current career role?I am...