Hello! My name is Jane Oyekan, and I am a first-generation Nigerian-American from Landover, Maryland. I am a freshman at the University of Pennsylvania, obtaining my Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree. One of my life goals is to become a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner. I am passionate about using my life experiences to improve the lives of others through community service. A scholarship from Bold.org would help me reach my goal of graduating debt-free and remind me that others support my journey on improving the lives of those surrounding me.

• Companion and Home Health Aid ; Assist patients in dialysis, provide them with food and water, insure patient comfort. Documented residents' behavior in terms of mental status, sleeping and eating patterns in medical record books.

  Hospital & Health Care · Better Lives Health Care Agency

  Jan 2020 – Present

• Social Media Consultant; Social media channels: Instagram, Facebook, TikTok. Grew businesses follower average from 10 a week to 100. Collaborating with influencers, leading to beginning of Brand Ambassadorship program

  Consumer Services · Super Beauty Beauty Supply Store

  Jan 2020 – Jan 2020

• Customer Service: Help customers create their meals Cashier work, Restock food and beverages, Clean dining area

  Consumer Goods · CAVA

  Jan 2021 – Jan 2021

• Volunteering
• Philanthropy

• Intern

  Penn Undergraduate Research Mentorship Program · Infectious Diseases

  2022 – Present

  Research topic:

  Post-Tuberculosis Lung Disease

• Intern

  Bowie State University's Natural Sciences Department · Neurobiology and Neurosciences

  2020 – 2021

  Research topic:

  Synthesis of Tryptophan Analogs to Cross the Blood-Brain Barrier (BBB)

• Volunteer

  Volunteering · Penn Memory Center

  2022 – Present

  Mission:

  Creating activities to do with those who have Alzheimer's to help their caretakers throughout the day

• Editor In-Chief

  Volunteering · Campus Curlz

  2022 – Present

  Mission:

  Campus Curlz is a service-based organization that provides self-care and hygiene products for the homeless and at-risk teenagers as well as teaching about natural hair health through our online platform

• Diversity and Inclusion Board; Camp Counselor

  Volunteering · Camp Kesem

  2021 – Present

  Mission:

  To host summer camps for children who's parents have cancer

• Organizer

  Volunteering · The Natural Hair Club

  2019 – 2021

  Mission:

  Teaching local middle schoolers how to cornrow and box braid their natural hair