Genuine Gold
BYU–Hawaii alumna fulfills dream to serve refugee community with International Rescue Committee BY HAELEY VAN DER WERF Ever since she left BYU–Hawaii in 2009, Jen Dean has been working to foster change in her community. Originally from France, Dean now lives in Salt Lake City, Utah, and works for the International Rescue Committee helping resettle refugees. Sometimes her biggest lessons learned, she shared, are the individual impacts each person can make and how she can make connections with everyone she meets. Political Science Department trip to Washington D.C. Jen Dean is the second person from the left on the top row. Photo provided by Troy Smith 8
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