Episode 7 on Professional Perspectives: Shamawn Wright of Bridge Builders. Hosted by Alisha Gupta.

Shamawn turns his dreams into reality through real life experience and hardships that he had to endure as a kid living in poverty. He wants to supply resources that will allow kids to strive in education, their future careers, and as a citizen.

Shamawn is a first-generation College student presently pursuing his masters in Higher Education and student affairs. Shamawn struggled to stay in school, as he went to an expulsion school. Shamawn turned it around, he graduated from Antioch High School in 2011 and received his B.S in 2015. Shamawn has first-hand experience with a lack of services and educational disadvantages facing our youth and is aware of the decreasing extracurricular activities that keep children engaged, motivated, and busy.

You can contact him at [email protected].

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