Youanidou Thiaw

DC Metro Region Service Representative

"Today is the oldest you’ve ever been, and the youngest you’ll ever be again." 

- Eleanor Roosevelt

Personality:  Funny, extroverted, empathetic, hard working, and a people person.

Professional Experience: Youanidou earned her B.A. in Biology with a minor in neuroscience from St. Mary's College of Maryland and completed her Master's in Biomedical Science at Hood College in 2021. She works full time as a Senior Operations Manager to help companies establish remote patient monitoring services for patients with chronic diseases. Youanidou is a native of Senegal and is fluent in English and Wolof.

Passions: Youanidou is passionate about women’s rights and equality for everyone, and immigration. She is involved with the Food Recovery Network, which finds restaurants or organizations that make more food than they need. As a volunteer, she picks up and packs food to be distributed to local shelters.