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 Simona
P. Assenova (b 1980) is originally from Bulgaria.
She arrived in the U.S. in the fall of 1997, graduated with honors
from Palo Alto High School, CA, in June 1998, and earned the following
awards: Distinguished Scholar Award, Pali Alumni Scholarship, History/Social
Science Commendation, and Rachel H. Austin Award in German.
She was also listed in the 32nd Edition of WHO’S WHO Among American
High School Students, an annual publication of the biographies of
5% of the nation’s top students. She has earned an MC scholarship
as well as recognition for academic excellence. Aside from being
a full-time student, Simona works as a translator for the Woodrow
Wilson Center for International Scholars, as a part-time researcher
for the Smith Richardson Foundation (located in Westport, CT), and
as a researcher for a Ph.D. student. In the fall of 1999,
she will begin work as a student assistant to Dr. Paula Matuskey,
Dean of Social Sciences at Takoma Park Campus. Simona is currently
organizing an International Student Club at TP Campus, and actively
participating in a local Balkan singing group. After graduating
from the Macklin Business Institute, she intends to transfer to
the University of Maryland, College Park, and pursue a double major
in Business and International Relations. Her hope for the
future is to work one day for institutions such as the World Bank
and the IMF where she would be pursuing her interest in developing
markets in post-communist countries.
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Jeremy
Kemp (b 1978) graduated from high school in Gaithersburg,
MD. He is currently a sophomore and enrolled in the Macklin Business
Institute at Montgomery College. After completing the 1999/2000
school year, he will earn his AA degree in Business Management.
He then plans to transfer to a four-year college to pursue his bachelor’s
degree. After completing this degree, Jeremy plans to further his
education by earning his masters degree in Business Management.
Jeremy has several hobby interests. His favorites are doing
any kind of outdoors activities and reading & studying the stock
market. His main career goal is to become an entrepreneur in the
trucking/hauling business. The path he is planning to follow to
obtain this career goal is; finish college, work for a trucking
business, and apply his knowledge of the stock market to invest
money in low-risk mutual funds.
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Andela
Mala (b 1973) attended high school in Dvur( Kralove
n. L., Czech Republic. She earned a certificate in Travel
Business Management from the College of Travel Business and Languages
in Semily, Czech Republic. She has lived in England, where she gained
a certificate in English from Cambridge University. She has
experience working for international companies in Prague, Czech
Republic, in real estate and the travel business; she has also worked
as a translator of Czech and English in Prague and Philadelphia.
Her major interest is in learning languages and experiencing
other cultures, and she wishes to earn a bachelor’s degree in international
business from the University of Maryland. Andela has an entrepreneurial
spirit, and her goal is to set up her own agency providing translating,
language training and business consulting services.
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Mohamed
Reda (b 1975) graduated from Descartes high school
in Algiers, Algeria. He earned a B.A. in Translation from the University
of Algiers. He is currently enrolled in Montgomery College, Takoma
Park, majoring in Business. He has served as vice-president of Business
Leaders of Tomorrow, in charge of Marketing (Spring 1999). He left
his native country, Algeria, in 1999, where he served as President
of Class at the Institute of Translation for 4 years. He also served
as a teacher at the Algerian Language Center where he taught English
to high school students. He is a good mixer and never hesitates
to help his class-mates, thus he was involved in a tutoring program
set by Business Leaders of Tomorrow, which included Accounting,
Introduction to Business and Pre-Calculus. Being the son of a Diplomat,
he earned an extensive living and traveling experience in all of
Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and Europe. He counts reading, listening
to music, and web-surfing among his hobbies.
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Fadwa
Natour (b 1970) attended high school and Tel-Aviv
University in Israel and worked as a registered nurse and social
worker there until 1993. She has been attending Montgomery College
since 1996 and has received awards for outstanding academic achievement
and has been inducted into Phi Theta Kappa in the Fall 1998 semester.
She is interested in graduating from business school and working
in a multi-cultural environment and experience the international
business finance field. She speaks several languages and enjoys
learning. Fadwa truly believes; "the sky is the limit and you can
achieve anything you set your mind to."
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Adetunmbi
Oluyede (b 1982) graduated from a prestigious
high school in Lagos, Nigeria in 1998. He presently attends the
Montgomery College, where he intends to get an Associate of Arts
degree in Business, with the sole aim of transferring to a four-year
college to finish his business education. Furthermore, his next
goal is to attend Law School. During his first semester at Montgomery
College, he has attempted not only to get an education but to also
serve the student community. He is the Advertising Editor/Staff
Writer for the Takoma Park Campus newspaper; he is also a founding
member/Secretary of the Business Leaders of Tomorrow. In addition,
he also plays a key role in the Christian fellowship. He is a lively
and intelligent young man, who is aspiring for greatness. In addition,
he is also a man after God's heart. He is best described as one who
does not believe in only religion, but in having a complete relationship
with God.
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Asiya
Ourmanova (b 1980) was raised in Siberia, Russia.
Besides school, growing up she was heavily involved with arts, music
and dance, attending Academy of Music and Dance for eight years.
Her family moved to United States four years ago, when her father
started working for the National Institutes of Health. She
graduated from Richard Montgomery High School in Rockville in 1998.
Her interest in law led her to become a part of Richard Montgomery
Mock Trial team, which went to Maryland State finals that year.
She also joined Richard Montgomery Pom-Pom Dancing Squad, which,
in 1998, placed first in Montgomery County in Division III.
She currently works at Zaruba Gallery where she is able to experience
and learn different aspects of running a business, such as advertising
and marketing, retail and accounting. Because of her strong
interest in law, in the spring of 1999, Asiya co-founded and became
the president of the pre-law club at Montgomery College, Rockville
Campus. In the future Asiya would like to be involved in both
business and law, as she is interested in legal business counseling,
and business structure and development. Asiya is currently interning
at a Rockville law office.
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John
Rueger (b 1982) is a 1998 graduate of Wheaton
Christian High School where he was an honor student and has attended
Montgomery College since 1998. He is interested in an accounting
major and has a long-term goal of becoming a CPA and is currently
interning at a Rockville CPA firm.. John also enjoys chemistry and
reading. During his spare time he likes to backpack in West Virginia.
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Eshe
Terry (b 1979) graduated from Seneca Valley High
School in Germantown, MD. She is currently attending Montgomery
College, Germantown Campus, as a full-time student. Eshe’s major
is Accounting/ Business Management. As well as pursuing a
degree in accounting she hopes to obtain both a hair and chef license.
In addition to attending school she is also working at Bechtel Corp
and The Sports Authority part-time. Eshe’s plans for the future
are to transfer to The University of Maryland, College Park. After
getting her degree she plans to start her own accounting firm, and
a few other small businesses.
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Oana
Udrea (b 1979) graduated from high school in
Chalmette, LA. She is currently taking business classes at Montgomery
College, in Maryland. The dedication and persistence she has shown
during her academic year at Montgomery College won her acceptance
to the Macklin Business Institute. As a result of academic excellence
during her first year of college, she was included on the Dean’s
list. Oana is planning to pursue a career in the finance field and
work at the New York Stock Exchange. Besides achieving academic
excellence, she takes pride in serving her community by volunteering
at a rehabilitation center and long care facility. Presently, she
is holding a part-time job as a Student Assistant, in Montgomery
College bookstore. She enjoys listening to 70’s music, playing volleyball,
speaking Spanish, and writing to her friends in Romania.
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