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SJM_SouthernExposure_0619_SouthernExposure_11_08 5 / 31 / 19 2 : 14 PM Page 4 Do you know a local person NAMES TO KNOW who is doing great things ? ? Let us know by emailing Lauren @ SouthJersey.com . Local people achieving big things in South Jersey and beyond OliviaRose Arculeo Elizabeth Bealer Frederic Chen Robin Bilazarian Nikita Shukla Deborah Wright Arculeo is a junior The Rowan University Three years ago Mount Laurel resident After graduating After taking a at Eastern Regional biomedical engineering Chen started a YouTube Bilazarian has been Cherry Hill East High break from pageantry High School who major received the channel and since living her dream as a School in 2013 , for a decade , Wright has been playing golf Goldwater Award then has gained psychotherapist by Shukla attended Tufts decided it was time on the boys team from the Barry 248,000 subscribers training other psychother - University and was to compete for the since her freshman year . Goldwater Scholarship & with some videos apists in Emotional recently selected to Mrs . New Jersey Since then , she has Excellence in reaching more than Freedom Techniques represent the United crown . She won the inquired about the Education Foundation — 800,000 views . The ( EFT ) across the country . States and Young Mrs . Washington school creating a an award considered Moorestown native Bilazarian received the Professionals in Township title and girls team because the most prestigious creates comedy / lifestyle Spreading the Word Foreign Policy as the was the second runner - of the amount of in the nation for vlogs that focus on Award for her outstand - head delegate for up for the Mrs . New younger girls who undergraduates in certain aspects ing efforts in garnering the U.S . delegation . Jersey title , but says are interested in natural science , of his life . His goal credibility and respect for While she currently her service work in playing golf . Arculeo math and engineering . is to give individuals EFT after training works as an analytics the community is met with the Board of Bealer stands out his age and younger thousands of doctors associate at the yet to be finished . She Education multiple academically and is a role model to look between 2018 and now . Clinton Health Access was chosen as Mrs . times , and Eastern has an experienced up to when they She has also volunteered Initiative , Shukla Atlantic Coast and approved the girls golf researcher while feel they don’t fit in as an emotional aide for previously was the will compete as team to begin next being an active or are going the Everytown for Gun youngest program Mrs . International , a school year due to volunteer and through similar life Safety Survivor’s Confer - manager at pageant focused in her persistence . student worker . experiences . ence in Philadelphia . Amazon Alexa . community service . SOUTH JERSEY MAGAZINE volume 16 issue 3 SouthJerseyMagazine.com | 13
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