Alumni Spotlights
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Sharbel Mikhail
CLASS OF 2020
Sharbel grew up in Central Falls and was promoted from The LC in 2020! He is currently a senior at St. Raphael Academy in Pawtucket.
This past fall, in between varsity football practices and games, Sharbel was accepted into Harvard University where he’ll begin becoming a world-renowned economist next school year!
We are very proud of all Sharbel’s hard work and are excited to see all that he will accomplish.
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Ailyn Mendoza
CLASS OF 2019
Ailyn was recently featured in a Brown University article for her summer internship work in their Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine. This internship exposes teens to careers in pathology, scientific research, and lab medicine. In the article, Ailyn discusses her passion for science that she developed at The LC!
Ailyn was also the Central Fall High School’s Class of 2022 Valedictorian and currently is attending Brown! We wish Ailyn the best of luck in college and can’t wait to see her grow as a science leader.🧬
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Alondra Santos Godinez
CLASS OF 2020
The Central Falls School District recently featured Alondra for her part in their Law and Community Advocacy Program (CTE). She discusses her experience with this new program and how it has allowed her to be collaborative and truly speak her mind. Alondra shares how this diverse group empowers her and also inspires her to give back to her community!
We are so proud of Alondra for living The LC mission as a growing young leader!👏
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Mavy Pineda
CLASS OF 2014
Mavy was born and raised in Guatemala and moved to Central Falls when she was 12 years old. She was promoted from The LC in 2014 and then went on to attend Central Falls High School.
Mavy is now the Deputy Director of the Central Falls Parks and Recreation Department. In March of 2023, she was crowned RI’s Cherry Blossom Princess for her dedicated leadership and community work. She represented the state at the National Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington D.C. 🌸
We are so happy to see Mavy in a leadership position, working hard within our community to make real change happen! Read more about Mavy and how The Learning Community made an impact on her in The Valley Breeze (Link in bio.) 💁🏽♀️
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Wilfred Chirinos
CLASS OF 2014
Wilfred grew up in Providence and was promoted from The LC in 2014! He then went on to attend Classical High School.
In May of 2022, Wilfred graduated from Boston University with his degree in Political Science and minor in History. He worked as a Campaign Coordinator for Lt. Governor Sabina Matos and is now a Policy and Advocacy Associate at Generation Citizen. You also may recognize him as our recent Thank You Breakfast speaker.
P.S. Wilfred was also on our host and planning committee for Get Smart!
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Cailee Grayhorse Pupecki
CLASS OF 2014
Cailee Grayhorse Pupecki, former student from the class of 2014, was recently featured on the front page of the UGG website (alongside her mother Corey)! 💻
Cailee is a model and attends school at the Academy of Art in San Francisco. She is currently studying fashion design and plays collegiate softball.
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Faithlyn Norman
CLASS OF 2014
Faithlyn grew up in Pawtucket and was promoted from The LC in 2014. She then went on to attend Blackstone Academy Charter School. 📝
This past May, Faithlyn graduated from Roger Williams University with her degree in Public Health and minor in Psychology.👩🏾⚕️She is now in the process of applying to MPH programs in and out of the US.🩺
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Nyaijah Andrade
CLASS OF 2018
Nyaijah accepted a full tuition scholarship to Providence College! She is majoring in social work on a pre-law track.📚
In the future, Nyaijah plans on running her own practice that focuses on helping the youth in urban communities. We are so excited to see her grow as a leader!
If you are an alumnus of The LC and would like to be featured on this page, or if you would just like to learn more about how you can get involved, please feel free to reach out to Lindsey (lindsey@thelearningcommunity.com).
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We are constantly looking for ways that you all can become connected leaders in our community!