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Boma Brown

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Bio

Born in Nigeria, Boma has lived in Botswana, Canada, and the US. She founded the Support Network for Indigenous Women & Women of Colour (SNIWWOC) in 2014 after experiencing frustrations with the lack of culturally sensitive reproductive health support for racialized women. SNIWWOC is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving health outcomes for Black, Indigenous women, and women of colour. The organization has an operating budget of over $500,000, an amazing nine-person staff and numerous volunteers, and provides services nationally. Boma is a member of the Victoria-Harbourside Rotary Club, where she volunteers on global projects focused on addressing gender-based inequities with the Rotary Foundation. She was awarded the 2020 BC Multiculturalism and Anti-racism Award, was one of 10 women recognized in 2021 as a L’Oreal Women of Worth Award honoree, and was a 2023 eWomenNetwork grant recipient. In January 2023, Boma was appointed to the Inquiry Committee of the BC College of Nurses and Midwives. The Inquiry Committee reviews complaints or other information that could give rise to an investigation, directs the investigation process, and assesses whether remedial and/or disciplinary action is warranted.

Education

University of Pennsylvania

Master's degree program
2024 - 2025
  • Majors:
    • Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other

Minot State University

Bachelor's degree program
2010 - 2014
  • Majors:
    • Economics

Miscellaneous

  • Desired degree level:

    Master's degree program

  • Graduate schools of interest:

  • Transfer schools of interest:

  • Majors of interest:

    • Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other
  • Not planning to go to medical school
  • Career

    • Dream career field:

      Non-Profit Organization Management

    • Dream career goals:

      Expanding my healthcare charity to all 50 states

    • Founder

      Support Network for Indigenous Women & Women of Colour
      2014 – Present10 years

    Sports

    Track & Field

    Intramural
    2004 – 20073 years

    Research

    • Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other

      Health & Place — Author
      2023 – 2023
    • Community Organization and Advocacy

      Vancouver Island Public Interest Research Group — Author
      2016 – 2016

    Public services

    • Volunteering

      Rotary Club of Victoria- Harbourside — Board Member, Chair of International Service Committee
      2019 – 2020
    • Volunteering

      University of British Columbia Faculty of Medicine — Admissions Committee Member
      2022 – 2023
    • Volunteering

      BC College of Nurses & Midwives — Inquiry Committee Member
      2023 – Present
    • Volunteering

      Rotary Club of Victoria-Harbourside — Club Member, Committee Chair
      2018 – Present

    Future Interests

    Advocacy

    Volunteering

    Philanthropy

    Entrepreneurship