The facilitator

Lemelm Tsegaw is a graduate of Walla Walla College with a BSN, and MA in public Administration and Urban Services at University of Delaware. She has worked in various United States both in Public Health Administration and as Adjunct Professor lecturer of Public Health Policy at Old Dominion University. Lemlem has published six books - a collection of poems both in English and Amharic (one of the Ethiopian languages). The following are some of the praises for some of her books: “Lemlem Tsegaw’s most resent publication, ‘A Mother’s Eye View’ is a testament to life, love, and all the boons and curses that accompany them. It is all the voices a mother (and any human being, for that matter) possesses, and as we hear it, we see the world from a mother eye view.”

           -Baheru B. Mengistu -- Literary Critic

“The Unheard Voice – It is the voice of a grown women who mourns for her native county and asks, ‘Men of war have you been a mother?’ It is a strident voice, the voice of a dreamer who longs for a day when we can all tolerate our differences.”

-Fried Kirsch, Staff Writer The Virginian - Pilot and the Ledger Star

“I Particularly found ‘Citizen of the Earth’ poignant. I am glad that there are people like you who care so much about mankind.”

            - Lynda Johnson Robb -- Child Health Advocate

“Lemlem’s poetry represents a unique voice on universal themes. Her poems often blossom from a small kernel - poignant photo, a thoughtful verse or a political quote.”

            - Amide Mengistu -- Juris Doctor

Lemlem is active in Ethiopian Community at large and in SDA church focusing on Family issues.