LaKenya Brimmer
LaKenya Brimmer, affectionately known as Kenya, was born and raised in Seattle, Washington. She is a graduate of Foster High School and entered Bellevue College. She received her certification as a medical assistant at Highline College and is now proudly in the Nursing Program at the University of Washington.
Kenya is the youngest child of 14 and the wife of a 10-year veteran of the US Army. They love to travel but together they actively seek out new local places and experiences to share their talents to better the lives of others.
Kenya was raised in a Pentecostal church, where she continues to serve as a self- taught musician, singer, and youth leader. She has a deep passion for youth mentorship and truly believes that children are the future leaders of tomorrow and that it takes a village to prepare and support them on their journey to success. She is the founder and visionary of The Journey Experience, an annual youth event that displays youth in the community who have diverse talents in music, arts, and spoken word. It is an opportunity to encourage, uplift, and challenge youth, teens, and young adults through one-on-one interactions and workshops.
For the past 10 years Kenya has spent her healthcare career at Seattle Children’s-Odessa Brown Clinic, located in the heart of Seattle, Washington’s Central District, and at HealthPoint in Federal Way, Washington. She serves by providing quality care with dignity to the unhoused, uninsured, underserved, and marginalized communities while working with a variety of specialties such as obstetrics, gynecology, subsistence and drug abuse, and holistic healthcare.
In reflection on this journey towards this scholarship, Kenya knew the value of alleviating stress and the extreme financial burdens of becoming an excellent nurse for diverse populations, therefore this scholarship would be the asset needed.
Goals
Kenya is motivated to obtain her BSN degree and work as a Labor and Delivery Nurse at a local hospital after she graduates. She is interested in becoming an ARNP in the future. She knows that earning this scholarship will enable her to completely focus on the present, obtaining this important life changing degree, and on the future, excelling in her service career as a healthcare clinician.
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