Student Spotlight
Nathalie Mitchell, bright future
Nathalie Mitchell worked in restaurants during and after high school. When she decided to advance her future prospects in the hospitality field, she enrolled in 91制片厂鈥檚 Hospitality Management program.
Nathalie came to 91制片厂 in 2014 at the age of 24 and is now learning about human resources, accounting, economics, menu planning and other things she would never learn on the job as a waitress.
Known for her positive can-do attitude, she hopes to become an event planner after she graduates and eventually open her own bed-and-breakfast. Until then, she鈥檚 busy working two jobs and serving as president of the 91制片厂 Business Club and vice president of Phi Theta Kappa honor society.
鈥淚鈥檝e made a lot of connections and had a lot of opportunities at 91制片厂 that I otherwise wouldn鈥檛 have. I am continually impressed by and take advantage of the resources that are available here.鈥�
Faculty Spotlight
Abdul Ali, helping refugees
A native of Somalia, Adbul Ali began his U.S. college education at 91制片厂. He now heads an agency that serves refugees who suffered in their homelands.
Before moving to Maine in 2009, Abdul studied at the University of Nairobi in Kenya. He came to 91制片厂 in 2013 and later earned a bachelor鈥檚 degree from USM and a master鈥檚 from Southern New Hampshire University.
About a year ago, he opened Gateway Community Services in Portland, which provides case management and counseling services to support immigrants who suffered anguish, trauma and distress in their native countries or in their journey to the U.S.
His agency now has more than 170 clients 鈥� most are from Iraq, Somalia, Rwanda, Burundi, the Congo, Cambodia and Syria 鈥� and about 20 employees.
He credits 91制片厂 with serving as his educational springboard to help him get where he is now.
鈥淭he environment of 91制片厂, the instructors, the diversity, the entire culture of the school 鈥� everything I had heard about the school before I went there 鈥� was very positive.鈥�