2021 Scholarship Recipient - Zinia Greene

The Scholarship Committee is honored and excited to share that we’ve selected Zinia Greene as our 2021 Junior Guild Scholarship Recipient.  Zinia is graduating from Northern Nash High School with a 4.0 Cumulative GPA.  During high school, she has been involved in Marching Band, Concert Band, Cheerleading, National Honors Society, and the Knight Ambassador program.  Zinia has had the opportunity to audition for All-District and was selected to play with other great instrumentalists from our district at East Carolina University.  Along with volunteering for different organizations for the National Honors Society, she also had the opportunity to volunteer at Nash UNC Hospital in every department and had the unique opportunity to watch several heart surgeries. In the midst of all of her studies and volunteer work, she started her own business called Zinia’s Hair Boutique where her mission is to make women with all different hair textures and backgrounds feel beautiful and confident while preserving and embracing their natural beauty. Throughout high school, she has been taking nursing classes and as of June 3rd, is officially a Certified Nursing Assistant. She will begin working at Nash UNC Hospital in 2 weeks. She will further her education at UNC Charlotte where she will major in Nursing and minor in Global Health with aspirations to become a travel nurse and hairstylist. Her mission is to help change the way caregivers medically care for minorities by establishing a program that will help educate and train caregivers on the importance of understanding diverse backgrounds to better a patient’s experience and outcome.  Zina states “Not only do I see myself as a caregiver and creator, but I also see myself as a leader and innovator.”