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Haieda Sharifi leaning against a wall

Haieda Sharifi

Nursing

Congratulations to the  as selected by the Erie Reader, including members of the Gannon University family.  

Erie's 40 Under 40 recognizes individuals who are involved and invested in the community and celebrates “Erie’s young talent, as well as a reminder that emerging leaders, innovators and entrepreneurs are continually living and thriving in Erie,” according to the publication's website.  

Haieda Sharifi, 22, is a Villa Maria School of Nursing student. Sharifi plans to receive dual degrees in business administration and nursing with future hopes of attending medical school. Sharifi dedicated her time to help more than 500 fellow Afghans start new lives in the area. She became an interpreter at the U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants because she was one of the first Afghan women there who spoke English. She quickly became a full-time case worker, helping dozens of families who have been allies to the U.S. military in Afghanistan as they prepared legal applications for asylum in the U.S. She is now a case manager for the federally funded program Services for Afghan Survivors Impacted by Combat, which supports families with services like enrolling children in school, coordinating house and employment, signing people up for driving lessons and more.  

To read the original feature, Erie's 40 Under 40: Class of 2024, in the Erie Reader, please click .  

Photos courtesy of Jessica Hunter Photography