Wave-Maker Spotlight: Crystal
14th Waver, Crystal, remembers when she first dreamed of becoming a pediatrician. “When I was younger, I had a lot of younger cousins who played and got hurt. It was my responsibility to make sure... Read more
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Wave-Maker Spotlight: Enrique
The following profile is an excerpt from the 30/30 book, which features 30+ Wave-Maker alumni in commemoration with Making Waves’ 30th anniversary. Stay tuned for the full book! Photo by Amy... Read more
Wave-Maker Spotlight: Patricia
“I want to be a software engineer and change the world with a keyboard at my fingertips.” Meet Patricia. In 2016, Patricia graduated from Making Waves Academy as a salutatorian with a 4.36... Read more
Why Wave-Maker Hossain Left His Job at Google
Born and raised in Richmond to Yemeni-American immigrant parents, 26-year old Hossain has a big dream in life: level the education landscape for low-income communities. It “developed gradually and... Read more
Wave-Maker Spotlight: Ciera-Jevae
In this year’s annual report, we feature an excerpt of a poem written by 9th Waver Ciera-Jevae, who is the Media, Arts, and Culture Manager at the Ryse Center and the Poet Laureate for the city of... Read more