EVELYN MEDEIROS MASSACHUSETTSCOLLEGE OF PHARMACY AND HEALTH SCIENCEUNIVERSITY

Thispast year I worked asaregistered nurseonamedical surgical floor at Beth Israel DeaconessMedical Center inBoston I met and learned fromincredibleprofessionalsworkinginmany disciplinesthat welcomed and supportedmeasI beganmy nursingcareer Workingonamed-surg floor at abigBostonhospital,I wasabletocarefor patientsfromdiverse backgroundswithawiderangeof illnesses,teachingmealot about medicine,aswell asdifferent communitiesandcultures I learnednot only how to carefor my patientsphysically,but alsospiritually and emotionally I foundthat doingwhat?sbest for my patientsdoesn? t alwaysmeanprolonginglife,but oftenpreservingtheir comfort and dignity.Whiletheyear didnot gowithout itschallenges,I believethese lessonsandothershavetruly helpedmegrow substantially asanurse and asanindividual

Thoughworkingat BIDMCwassuchagreat experience,I decidedto movetoNew Jersey asmy partner continueshisresearchat Princeton University Duringtheprocessof transferringmy RN licensetoNew Jersey,I took advantageof theextrafreetimeby fulfillingmy longtime dreamof adoptingadog Her nameisCaramel,andshewasrescued fromawildfireinSouthKorea.It hasbeensorewardingtrainingand caringfor her assheacclimatesto lifeoutsideof theshelter and becomespart of our family

I now look forwardtogettingback towork and continuingmy nursing career hereinNew Jersey,bringingall of my experiencesandknowledge tomy next job Asalways,I would liketo thank MVYouth anditsdonors for their incrediblegenerosity that hasmadeall of thispossible

Madeleine Moore

University Of Chicago

In2022,I continuedtowork tofundraisefor Senator Warnock and Senator CortezMasto at MissionWired.I waspromotedto aDigital Strategist and went onto helpraiseover $250 millionfor thesesenators! Inthisrole,I adviseclientsondigital strategy,aswell aswrite,draft,and producefundraisingcopy Bothsenatorswontheir hard-fought battleground races,and expandedonthedemocraticsenatemajority I am incredibly proudand excitedtocontinuethiswork intothe2024 cycle. Lookingforward,I amcontemplatingapplyingtolaw school I?d liketo continueworkinginpoliticseither at anational level or back in Massachusetts

Additionally,I wasableto travel toIcelandandthentheUnitedKingdom to seemy sister graduatefromcollege! After many yearsof limitedtravel, it wasgreat tobeexploringnew placesagain I travelledtoseemy cousin get marriedand my sister start collegeat Yale(asanMVYouthscholarship semifinalist!) I amlovingcity lifeinDC;museums,restaurants,friends, but alwaysmissand comeback totheVineyardasoftenaspossible