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Awardees of the 2021-2022 EDN Scholarship Fund
The Eritrean Diaspora Network Scholarship Committee is excited to announce our 2021-2022 awardees. This is our third year of being able to positively impact the lives of Eritrean students and we hope to keep it going for many more. After careful review of 54...

September 2021 Professional Spotlight: Kibrom T Mehari, Lt Col, USAF, DC
This month's spotlight features Dr. Kibrom T Mehari, Lt Col, USAF, DC Chief of Dental Services. Read more to learn about Dr. Mehari and his career in dentistry and the military. What is your current role and can you give us some background of your experiences? I am...

August 2021 Professional Spotlight: Shamm Petros
This month’s spotlight features Shamm Petros, Partner and Director of Learning and Evaluation at the Lion’s Story, an organization working to increase racial literacy. Read more to learn about Shamm and her work centered on providing radical racial healing. Could you...

July 2021 Professional Spotlight: Dr. Feven Measho
This month’s spotlight features Dr. Feven Measho, a Certified Nurse Anesthesiologist working at Duke University Hospital. Read more to learn about Dr. Measho and her work. Could you briefly explain some of your responsibilities in your current career role as a...

June 2021 Professional Spotlight: Andom Gherezghiher
This month's professional spotlight is Andom Gherezghiher, a Major in the U.S. Marine Corps and an attorney serving as legal counsel for the Marine forces. Read on to learn more about Andom's incredible career serving in the military and practicing law. What is your...

EDN 2021-2022 Scholarship Now Open for Applications
We are excited to announce the official opening of the Eritrean Diaspora Network (EDN) 3rd Annual Scholarship Fund! We invite incoming or current college and graduate students to apply for the EDN Scholarship. Scholarships will be awarded for the 2021-2022 school year...

May 2021 Professional Spotlight: Grace Mahary
This month’s spotlight is model, sommelier, and philanthropist Grace Mahary. Read more to learn about Grace’s inspiring story of success and her incredible non-profit Project Tsehigh. Could you briefly explain some of your responsibilities in your current career role...

April 2021 Professional Spotlight: Medhane Amanuel
This month’s spotlight is Medhane Amanuel. Medhane currently serves as the Manager of Operations and Strategy at Advocate Aurora Health (AAH). He is also the Co-Founder of Credo Capital, a fintech education company. Read more to learn about Medhane’s exciting...

March 2021 Professional Spotlight: Wintta Woldemariam
This month’s spotlight is Wintta Woldemariam. Wintta currently serves as Policy Director to James E. Clyburn, U.S. House Majority Whip and Chairman of the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis. Read more to learn about Wintta, and her incredible path in...

EDN Mentorship Program – 2021
We are excited to announce the relaunch of the EDN Mentorship Program! The 2021 -2022 cohort will consist of 12 Mentor/Mentee pairs. We are currently accepting applications for those interested in becoming a Mentee. The application will remain open until April 15,...