Anhelina Bilokon

 Anhelina is a non-traditional undergraduate student at the University of Maryland, College Park. She will be graduating with a degree in Hearing and Speech Sciences,
Spring of 2020 and in pursuit of a doctoral degree in Clinical Audiology. Anhelina wants to become highly specialized in recognizing signs of hearing loss early in the individual's livelihood and provide early intervention to help children have the best possible hearing for speech and language development. Anhelina wants to encourage parents to advocate for their children and help connect them to the world of sound. Intervention is personal to her because of the importance of feeling that somebody empathizes with the troubles of facing potentially disadvantageous difficulties. As a full-time mother, full-time student, and an employee, she also became the founder and president of the Nontraditional Student Society at the University of Maryland. The organization has connected 30 students with similar life challenges and continues to grow. Being a non-traditional student presented a variety of challenges, but also fostered a tremendous amount of motivation and desire to be an involved member of the community.