In Your Shoes

Israah Ansari

On this episode of In Your Shoes, Dr. Daria Willis is joined by HCC student, and soon to be graduate, Israah Ansari, a smart young woman whose charisma and energy have taken over campus through her involvement in the HCC Center for Civic and Community Engagement, to her participation in multiple clubs, to becoming the SGA president at HCC, to 2023 student commencement speaker, and all of this while keeping a 4.0 grade average, being fashionable, real, and genuine.

Iryna Berestenko

In Times of War and Uncertainty, Education Brings Hope This month on In Your Shoes, get ready to meet a multifaceted, strong, and determined woman who emigrated from Ukraine over 20 years ago. Iryna Berestenko grew up in the Soviet Union and witnessed its dissolution. During a time of uncertainty where resources were scarce, and education lost all value, Iryna only completed 9 school grades, and it wasn’t until she moved to the United States that she realized the power  education holds and made the decision to further her studies. Listen, share, follow us, and drop a comment.        

Gha Achuo Nelson

 Listen to In Your Shoes and get to know Gha Achuo Nelson, an HCC student who is an immigrant, an entrepreneur, a humanitarian, a husband, and a father.  Gha learned about the power of education throughout his life, but it was the birth of his daughters that inspired him to join HCC and a pathway for them.  #hocopodcast #powerofeducation #education #pathway #educationispower #legacy

Jazmiera Smothers

Join Dr. Willis for the first episode of In Your Shoes and learn about the life of Certified Nursing Assistant, Jazmiera Smothers, whose powerful story of resilience, perseverance, death, and love, will certainly touch your heart and inspire you to keep moving forward.