What you may not know about her:

“I am a first generation college student; my parents are from Haiti. I’ve always felt that my Haitian values have helped me to be what I am.”

Adjusting to Temple:

“I attended an all-girls Catholic high school — it was a small, tight-knit family atmosphere. Temple was the first university I attended that wasn’t a private school. It was a major adjustment to come to a school with 30,000 students. But I quickly met so many great people who helped me.”

What motivated you to get involved in Student Government?
“I first got involved with the Homecoming Committee at the end of my freshman year. I didn’t know what it meant to be a leader. Afterward, I wanted to find a way to continue to serve students, and Temple Student Government was that outlet.”

Greatest accomplishments?
“I’d have to say maintaining an academic career at Temple while maintaining my extracurricular activities … and being elected the first female Temple Student Government president in the organization’s 26-year history. That’s something I’m going to take with me for life.”

What are you most proud of?
“Receiving a Diamond Award. It is an honor to end my Temple career on this note because it sums up everything that I have achieved, everything that I have fought for and everything that I want to continue to achieve as an alumna of Temple.”

Toughest decision as TSG president?
“Having to veto the resolution expressing support for the faculty union. I gave it a great deal of thought, and came to the conclusion that it wasn’t something we could wholeheartedly, unequivocally support. It was definitely a very emotional time, and I still have a lot of people who tell me they disagree with my decision. But in government, when something truly matters, people are going to disagree. It comes with the territory when you take a position.”

Advice to the newest Temple students?
Don’t limit yourself. Everybody who knows me knows I didn’t come to Temple to be elected Student Government president. But being here opened my eyes to the many opportunities… and it was the best decision I could have made.”