experience. CCNH is confident Wright is now volunteering in the
Independent
that Mitchell will continue to offices of master herbalists. This
do great things as she furthers volunteer work is helping shape
Scholarships
her education with a doctor of her plan for her own health center
Charmaine Ringwood
philosophy in natural health, where she can help people regain
and we are happy to support her their health by “using their God-
Charmaine Ringwood has big
endeavors! given abilities with the help of the
plans. She believes that knowl-
herbal supplements that are born
edge is the key to a healthy body
from the earth.”
and mind. Her goal is to have
Left to right: Mary Ann Gildroy, Terry Kenney, and Tanishia Wright
Nella B. Oppenborn
Sarah Shelton
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Tanishia Wright
Terry Kenney
Tanishia Wright resides
Terry Kenney is a
in California and is inspired
community-minded individual
a strong community presence
to open a health center in Los
following her grandmother’s foot-
through a holistic wellness center
Angeles. Her vision is “to create
steps as a healer. Kenney believes
and teaching her clients about
a powerful message of health and
that lack of education is one of
the important role of nutrition
healing that will show everyone
the main causes why so many
and lifestyle choices. Ringwood
with ears to hear, that they can
Americans are facing health chal-
wants to empower people, regard-
truly be healthy at any age, no
lenges today. One of the ways she
less of their economic status, to
matter what race, or economic
is reaching out to her commu-
make educated decisions that will
bracket they are a part of.”
nity is by teaching classes on
benefit their spiritual, mental, and
Wright is a cancer survivor who,
the body’s natural healing abili-
physical wellbeing. Ringwood’s
after regaining her health, went
ties through the use of folklore.
grandmother was her inspiration,
on to become a massage therapist
Kenney realizes that people are
and her CCNH education will
and then began to pursue a degree
hungry for “education and knowl-
provide the knowledge to accom-
at the University of California
edge that will clean up their
plish this goal.
at Los Angeles (UCLA). She
environment, internally and exter-
volunteered at UCLA’s School of
nally.” CCNH is confident that
Christina Hoff
Public Health in the epidemiology
Kenney is an asset to her commu- Christina Hoff epitomizes the
department where she researched
nity by setting an example of vision and mission of Clayton
how HIV is spread based in an
living her life naturally. College. She has always had a
individual’s immune system.
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