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Terp Changemakers

Our vision is to raise social awareness and create a movement at the University of Maryland to empower individuals to act on innovative ideas that better society.

Group type: Club
Focus: Ideas
Organizer: Student-run
Funding: University Support
Location: Maryland, USA
Website: http://www.ashoka.org/changemakercampus

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  • Brian  Nelson Brian Nelson wrote (3 years ago):

    After practicing international corporate law at large law firms in Brussels, Chicago and New York, for the past ten years I have been teaching and providing support to student groups in the areas business ethics, corporate social responsibility and social entrepreurship. I founded my own start-up, parent-owned preschool which continues to prosper in the Chicago suburbs after twenty years.

Members (13)

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  • Brian Nelson

    BA from Harvard University and JD from Columbia Law School, currently working at University of Maryland as a "Tyser Teaching Fellow".

  • John Olson

    Political Science graduate from United States Naval Academy, with MA from University of Maryland College Park, currently pursuing MBA / JD and working as Wine/Liquor consultant at Tastings.

  • Kelly Canfield

    Full-time engineering student, I spend my free time working for Engineers Without Borders, promoting social entrepreneurship, catering weddings and climbing rocks.

  • Allison Basile

    Pursuing Economics degree at University of Maryland, College Park. Member of Ashoka Campus Changemaker - UMD team.

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