Dewayne Martin Featured on WSVN 7 News

Dewayne Martin, 2017 Nyah Project Fellow and 2020 Peer Facilitator, was featured by WSVN 7 News for using his “life adversities to inspire others to become leaders.”

Notably, he has mentored hundreds of students throughout his time in high school. “Helping out with scholarships, helping out with college applications, talking about things you’re going through and how you can move forward throughout that,” he said. Read the full story here.

On the role his Nyah Project experience played in his personal development, Dewayne remarks, “I've always aspired to travel and develop my leadership skills in a foreign environment so I could understand the challenges I may face in the future as a global leader.”

In June 2020, Dewayne will graduate from American Senior High School with a 4.5 weighted GPA. He will attend Hamilton College on a full scholarship courtesy of the Posse Foundation. He credits Nyah Project’s ACCESS coaching as “critical to my success throughout this process - providing me unique experiences to discuss in my application and a community of support in all facets.”