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Deesha Dyer Highlight
Community college changed my life. It gave me that chance to try again and they accepted me the way I was.
About Deesha
- Born and raised in Philadelphia, PA.
- Right after high school, she attended the University of Cincinnati, but admits that she didn’t prioritize school and eventually dropped out.
- Started working as an executive assistant at the Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust and as a freelance hip-hop writer for the Philadelphia City Paper.
- She had always been an activist in her community, but says she felt like she wasn’t taken seriously because she didn’t have an education.
- Decided to go back to college when she was 31 years old—got rejected from several four-year schools, so she went to community college instead.
- Shortly after the election of President Barack Obama, she took a risk and applied to a White House internship—got a position interning in the Office of Scheduling and Advance.
- After her internship, she was offered a full-time position as a special assistant to the president and the White House social secretary.
- She is now an award-winning speaker, writer, event producer, and the co-founder of beGirl.world, a nonprofit organization that empowers teenage girls through global education and travel.