Benedicte Raissa Machili Fah
2018 scholar
Benedicte Raissa Machili Fah is a native of Cameroon. She immigrated in the United States in November 2014, three years after graduating from high school. She went to Montgomery College from January 2015 to May 2017, and transferred to university of Maryland-College Park, where she is continuing her education. She currently studies biology with an emphasis in Neurology and Physiology. She has been volunteering with Community Bridges since October 2016, where she mentors high school girls. She also volunteered with Habitat for Humanity in the summer of 2017, and is currently a member of the National Honor Society Phi Theta Kappa. She is also a peer mentor in the First Year Research Enrichment Program (FIRE), Engineering Biosensor Lab. Her career aspirations consist of becoming a Podiatrist.