“As a first-generation Haitian-American woman growing up in East New York, Beaussejour attended Christ the King Regional High School, with relatively affluent students in Queens, and experienced the chasm of realities between their backgrounds. As a candidate for a CUNY SPH master’s degree in public health, she intends to use her business acumen acquired as a Michael Meng fellow to strategically collaborate with government officials to foster a trusting relationship between those in low-income, marginalized communities and the healthcare system. She also intends to leverage the leadership skills she acquired in the workplace as a paralegal at private law firms, directly working with federal agencies to develop robust Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) training programs and attaining regulatory and legal compliance experience.”