Maya Desta
Hyattsville
Summary
I am a third-year undergraduate student at Emory University, pursuing a pre-nursing track with a concentration in African Studies as part of the 2025 BSN Honors Program cohort. I aspire to become a Nurse Practitioner specializing in dermatology and immunology. I am currently seeking opportunities to gain experience in a professional healthcare or hospital setting to further develop and apply the skills I've accumulated through my academic and hands-on experiences.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Advising Fellow
Emory University
01.2025 - Current
- Under the Emory University Fellowship, I provide direct mentorship and support to current high-achieving first-generation, low-income high school students, enhancing their college application process through prompting creative essay writing, establishing effective timelines, and providing general guidance.
Facility Attendant
Emory University George W. Woodruff Physical Education Center
01.2025 - Current
- Maintaining a safe, clean, and organized recreational facility
- Assisting patrons and enforced facility safety policies
- Monitoring equipment and supported daily operations
Office Assistant
Emory University Institute of African Studies
01.2025 - Current
- Providing administrative support for daily office operations and events
- Managing communications, scheduling, and front-desk inquiries
- Assisting with event coordination, outreach, and office organization
Intramural Assistant
Oxford College Intramural Staff
01.2024 - 2025
- Assisted with day to day operations within the Center for Healthful Living. I also do set up and break downs for athletic and recreational events while cleaning common areas.
Lab Preparatory Assistant
Oxford College Biology Department
01.2024 - 2025
- Aided in setup, organization, and breakdown of laboratory classes for the Biology Department while maintaining laboratory general cleanliness/housekeeping for teaching labs, prep rooms, and store rooms.
Intern and Volunteer
District Urgent Care
01.2020 - 2024
- Volunteering on-site and virtually, I got a realistic glimpse of the healthcare system during COVID-19 and its aftermath.
- Worked with charting, shadowed PAs and nurses, and narrowed down my future profession as a self-practicing pediatric nurse practitioner with a potential doctorate.
Student Employee
Careyaya
01.2024 - 01.2024
- Registered as a student provider for care for senior citizens within the Hyattsville, Maryland zip code area who needed the convenience of at-home care.
Employee
South Block
06.2023 - 08.2023
- Within the job I worked on time management, team work in regards to getting orders done, customer service working as a cashier at times, and even leadership if my boss had to step out and orders needed to be rung.
Board Member
Mount Vernon Student Advisory Board
01.2022 - 01.2023
- As a member of the Student Advisory Board, I worked alongside high school peers to advocate for student funding and activities to increase student engagement, diversity in academics, and stronger relationships with teachers.
Intern & Student Leader
Leadership Initiatives
01.2021 - 01.2023
- I began within the advanced medicine and public health internship as a student intern, successfully diagnosing a patient from Bauchi State, Nigeria with typhoid fever as well as working with a diligent team of students to present a workshop proposal that promoted ways to prevent typhoid fever in local villages within Bauchi State, Nigeria.
- Being promoted as a student leader, I brought in a team of students to fundraise over 2,000 dollars for a nutritional anemia prevention project for families in Bauchi State, Nigeria. Multiple workshops were proposed and present to a board of medical staff and approved in an attempt to promote better living and health within Bauchi State, Nigeria's local communities.
Cashier/Waitress
Bete Ethiopian Cafe & Cuisine
01.2021 - 01.2023
- In a bilingual setting, I managed to double-task as a waitress and a cashier, working with older peers as well as becoming proficient with customer service.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing With An African Studies Concentration
Emory University
Atlanta, GA05-2027
Associate of Arts - Pre-Nursing Studies
Oxford College of Emory University
Oxford, GA05-2025
High School -
Georgetown Visitation College Preparatory High School
Washington, D.C06-2023
Skills
- Time Management
- Teamwork
- Open-minded
- Research
- Fast Learning
- Organized
- Fundraising strategies
- Resource development
- Youth development
- Research procedures
- Research design
Certification
- Basic Life Support, American Heart Association - August 2025-August 2027
Language
English (native/professional)
Amharic (limited working proficiency)
Spanish (limited working proficiency)
Timeline
Advising Fellow
Emory University
01.2025 - Current
Facility Attendant
Emory University George W. Woodruff Physical Education Center
01.2025 - Current
Office Assistant
Emory University Institute of African Studies
01.2025 - Current
Intramural Assistant
Oxford College Intramural Staff
01.2024 - 2025
Lab Preparatory Assistant
Oxford College Biology Department
01.2024 - 2025
Student Employee
Careyaya
01.2024 - 01.2024
Employee
South Block
06.2023 - 08.2023
Board Member
Mount Vernon Student Advisory Board
01.2022 - 01.2023
Intern & Student Leader
Leadership Initiatives
01.2021 - 01.2023
Cashier/Waitress
Bete Ethiopian Cafe & Cuisine
01.2021 - 01.2023
Intern and Volunteer
District Urgent Care
01.2020 - 2024
Bachelor of Science - Nursing With An African Studies Concentration
Emory University
Associate of Arts - Pre-Nursing Studies
Oxford College of Emory University
High School -
Georgetown Visitation College Preparatory High School
Honor Recognitions at Emory
- NJCAA All-Academic Team Award: Recognized by the National Junior College Athletic Association for outstanding academic achievement while competing as a student-athlete in collegiate competitive cheer. This honor reflects sustained academic excellence alongside the time, discipline, and performance demands of a nationally governed athletic program.
- BSN Honors Program: Selected for Emory University's highly selective research cohort, recognizing exceptional academic performance and scholarly potential in nursing. The program involves advanced faculty-mentored research, rigorous academic inquiry, and the development of original scholarship addressing complex clinical and global health issues
- Omicron Delta Kappa (ODK) : Inducted Member Inducted into Omicron Delta Kappa, a highly selective national leadership honor society recognizing exceptional achievement in scholarship, leadership, service, and character. Membership reflects sustained excellence across academic, extracurricular, and service-oriented endeavors at the collegiate level.