Yasmin Arrington Email Address

Fellow

Along with Elon University, the department provides response to Elon Elementary School, three retirement homes, including the Twin Lakes Community, Oaks Retirement Home, Blakey Hall, the new Elon School and Interstate 85/40. Our call response is broken down to approximately 50% medical calls, 40% fire calls and 10% public service calls.

Yasmine "Yazziespeaks" Arrington was born and raised in Washington, D.C. She has a Bachelor of Arts in Strategic Communications and History from Elon University (2015) and a Master of Divinity Degree from the Howard University School of Divinity (2018). Yasmine is the Founder and Executive Director of ScholarCHIPS, Inc., a non-profit that provides college scholarships, mentoring, and a support network to children of incarcerated parents, inspiring them to complete their college education. To date, ScholarCHIPS has awarded over $450,000 to 81 scholars, now with 38 college graduates to date. Additionally, Yasmine is a radio personality, motivational speaker, plus size model, author, and poet. She is the author of Daily Reflections for Social Entrepreneurs Journal. Yasmine Arrington is a Millennial influencer with over 10k followers on Instagram and thousands on key social media platforms. Yasmine is the host and producer of her own radio show and podcast entitled "Millennial Minds." Millennial Minds is a syndicated radio show that airs on WERA 96.7 FM on Wednesdays 6:30 pm and on DC Radio 96.3 HD 4 on weekdays at 2:00 pm. Millennial Minds is also available for streaming on Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud, and iHeart Radio. Yasmine is a former host of the Millennial show "I Wish You Knew" produced by the DC Office of Cable Television (OCTFME) and the District Knowledge Network. Yasmine is a 2023 CNN Hero and a 2021 Washington Business Journal Top 40 Under 40 honoree. She is also a 2017 WKYS Top 30 Under 30. Yasmine is an America's Promise 20th Anniversary (founded by General Colin Powell) People of Promise Awardee! Yasmine is a 2012 Black Girls Rock/BET recipient of the M.A.D. (Making a Difference) Girl Award where she was introduced and featured by Debra Lee, Beverly Bond, and LaLa Anthony on the Black Girls Rock show on BET. She is also the 2012 Youth Recipient of the Linowes Leadership Award and the Peace First Prize. She is also a Jack Kent Cooke Matthew J. Quinn Prize awardee, a Samuel Huntington Public Service awardee, a National Council of Negro Women's Angel Among Us awardee, and is the recipient of several other community and public service awards. She is the 2011 Washington Redskins Scholar and was the keynote at their 52nd Annual Luncheon in August 2013. Yasmine has traveled on service-learning trips to Costa Rica, Zambia, Ghana, and Jamaica. This young lady is one to watch! You want this young lady on your team! www.scholarchipsfund.org https://soundcloud.com/millennialmindsyazzie