The mission of F1RST at NC State is to provide social, academic, and professional support and development to first-generation students at NC State. This organization is meant to prepare students for success during and beyond their collegiate careers.
2020-21 F1RST Executive Board
Name: Jean Ferman
Major: Polymer and Color Chemistry and Human Biology
Position: President
Minor: Nutrition and Microbiology
Hometown: Raleigh, NC
Random Fact: I played hockey for over five years and quit after my foot got stuck in an escalator.
Dream Job: Being a specialized dentist, probably prosthodontics or orthodontics.
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ame: Hagar Sadek
Major: International Studies with a concentration in Global Studies and minors in Psychology and Middle East Studies
Position: Vice President
Hometown: Charlotte, NC
Random Fact: I love dancing especially bachata and merengue
Dream Job: Own a non-profit and work in middle eastern countries to lower poverty and provide educational opportunities
Name: Sophia Ma
Major: Business Administration
Position: Secretary
Hometown: Carrboro, NC
Random Fact: I have been tap dancing for 15 years.
Dream Job: One where I can travel and learn
Name: Ly Le
Major: Animal Sciences; Minor: Military Studies and Microbiology
Position: Treasurer
Hometown: Greenville, NC
Random Fact: I bake for my friends and family on Sundays.
Dream Job: Become a lab animal veterinarian to advance medicine and make sure animals in research are treated well.
Name: Jasmine Nguyen
Major: Psychology; Minor in Biology
Position: Community Outreach
Hometown: Raleigh, NC
Random Fact: I currently just signed to a modeling agency in Atlanta as of July!
Dream Job: Becoming a dentist and having my own practice
Name: Jada Jant
Major: Biological Sciences with a concentration in human biology; Minor in Nutrition
Position: Programming Chair
Hometown: Charlotte, NC
Random Fact: I love organic chemistry, and I get the chance to be a teaching assistant for a class in the fall
Dream Job: Becoming pediatric oncologist and working in a children’s hospital
Name: Maria Kanton
Major: Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Position: Director of Marketing
Hometown: Charlotte, NC
Random Fact: I’m second-generation Greek!
Dream Job: To create new medicine and reform public policy surrounding pharmaceuticals.
Advisor for F1RST: Courtney Simpson