Shennel Henries

Attending

Academic Major

Undeclared

Class of 2024

Shennel Henries is a freshman at the University of San Francisco. Shennel has long been an advocate and transformational leader who believes in the power of people working together to make a difference. Shennel is active in her church, serving as the President of the Dance Ministry, and the Second Vice President of the Young People’s Division of the Empowerment Temple A.M.E Church. Shennel graduated from the Isaac A. David Senior Memorial School and, based on her character and strong academic performance, was awarded a scholarship by the Gbowee Peace Foundation Africa. Currently, she is a junior at the African Methodist Episcopal University where she studies Sociology with an emphasis in English. In 2016, she completed the Young Political Leadership School and, from her experiences advocating and creating awareness about the issues that girls are faced with, she became a member of Helping Our People Excel (HOPE). Through HOPE, she served as a member of the Girl Up Club, Ladies of Promise, and Sister with Power. Shennel was also selected by the Ministry of Gender for the “Take the Girl to Work Campaign” and was sent to UNICEF’s Monrovia headquarters, where she worked alongside the Deputy Representative. Furthermore, Shennel developed a passion for leadership development when she attend the Young Women's Leadership Program. It inspired her to start the Young Women's Initiative Network to connect young women in her own community. Shennel hopes to become an international human rights lawyer and ambassador, and to focus on the rights of women and girls.

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Mentors 

Melinda Cross, President, Melinda Cross Communications
Aurelie Guerrieri, Founder and CEO, Akila One
Chloe Heung, Senior Business Intelligence Analyst, World Vision International
Betty Lee, Licensed Associate Real Estate Broker, Corcocan Group
Rika Onizuka, Ballet Instructor, Western Ballet
Jan Shaw, Senior Consultant, Acreage Holdings