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Shanai Sloan

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Mara Flanagan Student Contributor, Chatham University
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Shanai Sloan

Year: Junior!

Hometown and Your Favorite Thing About It:

My hometown is Pittsburgh, PA, and my favorite thing about it is the beauty you find in different areas when you least expect it.

Area of Study and Why You Chose It:

I am a Psychology major and I chose Psychology because I love enabling people with the power to heal themselves from whatever is plaguing them, through guiding and teaching them how to do so.

Favorite Books:

Coffee will Make you Black, Ain’t Gonna be the Same Fool Twice

Favorite Movies:

All Cirque Du Soleil movies, The Vow

Favorite TV Shows:

SpongeBob Squarepants, Say Yes to the Dress, David Tutera’s: My Fair Wedding

Favorite Foods:

Macaroni and cheese, French fries, Dippin’ dots (rainbow ice and cookies and cream!)

Favorite Musicians/Bands:

Frank Ocean, Elle Varner, M.I.A.

Favorite Quote:

“Today you are You, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is Youer than You.”-Dr. Seuss

Your Ultimate Friday Night:

Watching a marathon of my favorite TV show or just spending time with friends

What are you most looking forward to about spring?

I love the warm weather and the positive moods spring generates

What are your Spring Break plans?

A lot of sleeping, playing the Sims, and watching SpongeBob religiously

What’s your dream Spring Break trip?

Going to a beach and playing in the sand all day

It’s Women’s History Month! Who are your female role models?

Michelle Obama, Aung San Suu Kyi, Staceyann Chin

Childhood Dream Job:

Becoming a famous actress or lawyer

Current Dream Job:

Becoming a counselor for LGBT Youth or advisor for a college/university

What do you love most about being a Chatham woman?

I love how empowering it is to be amongst women like myself who are making positive strides not only within the Chatham community, but throughout the world.

 

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Mara Flanagan

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Mara Flanagan is entering her seventh semester as a Chapter Advisor. After founding the Chatham University Her Campus chapter in November 2011, she served as Campus Correspondent until graduation in 2015. Mara works as a freelance social media consultant in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She interned in incident command software publicity at ADASHI Systems, gamification at Evive Station, iQ Kids Radio in WQED’s Education Department, PR at Markowitz Communications, writing at WQED-FM, and marketing and product development at Bossa Nova Robotics. She loves jazz, filmmaking and circus arts.