Nyanya Student Advisory Board
Students from Wake Forest University comprise TNP’s Student Advisory Board. Their charge is to develop ways in which students can help support The Nyanya Project and expand the University motto of Pro Humanitate. Among other initiatives, athletes are developing a program to visit Africa and help build shelters for TNP grandmothers in Kisumu, Kenya, in Summer, 2008. Graduating members recommend new Wake students to the Board.
Stanley Arnoux ‘08
One of the ACC’s highest ranked football players, Stanley is a linebacker for the Demon Deacons. He is an English major with a big desire to serve and helps generate support from other athletes.
Elizabeth Ali Carroll ‘08
Ali has visited Kenya twice and has started her own jewelry making business, called Adia (Swahili for “valuable gift”). She bought land in central Kenya to build a bead making factory and employ local women, including grandmothers, to manufacture the beads. Her majors are Studio Art and Communications.
Camelyn Dillon ‘09
Camelyn is a leading player on the Wake Forest Women’s soccer team. She has a double major in Spanish and Health and Exercise Science. Camelyn writes for the TNP website and hopes to visit Kenya as a volunteer with TNP in the summer of 2008
Javin Hutchinson ‘09
Javin is a native of Nairobi and has a double major in Economics and Finance. His mother, Dr. Margaret Hutchinson, teaches at the University of Nairobi, and Javin has helped steer TNP’s initiatives since its beginning. He has completed two research projects in Kenya on renewable energy and factors influencing high school attendance for underprivileged girls.
Ishmael Smith ‘10
Lauded as one of the ACC’s most impressive basketball players, “Ish” plays point guard and prompts comparisons to famous Wake player, Chris Paul. He was very close to the late basketball coach, Skip Prosser, and wants to involve teammates in TNP efforts in honor of his coach.