Marshallese Women’s Education and Health
Network
Meet the Team
Iakwe! We are a group of Marshallese women in Oregon and Washington, dedicated to lifelong learning, education of all kinds, and to learning everything we can do for better health—for ourselves, for our families, and beyond. We know that women can make transformative changes in themselves and their communities. By working together and helping each other, we can change our world. Come and join us!
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Josephine Heneus Hunter
Co-founder
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Carmen Alik
Co-founder
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Patricia Zackious
Vice President
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Kimberlynn Lemari
Activities Coordiator
Treasurer/Secretary -
Arianna Abraham
Web Designer
Ejmour ebed ilubiden peid.
(Your health is in your hands.)
Kapeel an juon kora, ej kapeel an jukjukin bed.
(Knowledge to one woman is knowledge to the community.)
The MWEHN Mission
The mission of MWEHN is to help Marshallese women make beneficial changes especially in health and education in their community. Our primary goal is to find practical ways to help Marshallese women help themselves, their families, and their community toward smarter, healthier pathways and practices.
Objectives:
Board of Directors
To help foster better health practices and information to the Marshallese community;
To encourage healthier nutrition standards in Marshallese diet;
To open up educational pathways for Marshallese women;
To promote useful health and education information and practices for individuals, family, and community;
To put into action the Marshallese sayings above.
Josephine Heneus Hunter
Financial Aid Advisor
Portland Community College
Dr./Prof. Lexie Jackson
School of Public Health
Pacific University
Dr./Prof. John N. Hunter (ret.)
Business Communications
