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Destiny Modeste
Intern, Dupree Miller & Associates
Location: Brooklyn, NY United States
Joined: Jul 18th, 2016

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Destiny Modeste is a Presidential Scholar at Paul Quinn College in Dallas, TX. She is currently pursuing a Bachelors degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Management. Born and raised in Brooklyn, NY, Destiny graduated early from City Polytechnic High School for Architecture, Engineering, and Technology and was awarded the opportunity to receive her Associates degree from New York City College of Technology on a full ride.

Destiny strongly believes in living a life that matters, driving her to successfully making a difference not only in her community but the world. This passion and ability to communicate has led her to becoming a community activist, a mentor, student ambassador, and servant-leader. While at PQC she's been put on the Presidents Honor Roll numerous times, listed as "Who's Who in Black Dallas � Student Edition," the captain of her Duke Immerse team (a partnership with Duke University and Paul Quinn College), helped with the creation of Trinity Environmental Academy with Principle Michael Hooten,a participant in University of Pennsylvania's Minority Serving Institute weekend, and has written for HBCU Digest. Recently, Destiny has been selected as DFW's Most Influential College Student and one of the top 3 HBCU Female Students of the Year.

The list will only continue with Destiny's bright future for she believes her willingness to serve will better the entire world because no matter how well you succeed in a certain area of your life, will never compare to how significant you are in someone else's.

Education (request update)

Paul Quinn College class of 2017

Undergrad Major: Business Administration

Claim To Fame:

�Dallas-Fort Worths�s Most Influential College Student � HBCU Female Student of the Year Nominee �Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. - Vice President �SpringFest Committee Chair: Worked closely with the institution and student body to provide a weeks worth of events to beWer the campus and community. Worked with Dupree-Miller & Associates to bring actress,Keke Palmer, to our institution. �Most Involved Quinnite �Most Distinguished Quinnite �Captain of the Duke Immerse Program: One of eight Paul Quinn college students partnered with seven Duke University students to study the relationship between environmental outcomes and social inequalities. Ultimately addressing the problem of the food desert in Highland Hills by getting a grocery store in the community.