About Rosslin 

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Ms. Rosslin Mensah-Boateng is a first-generation Ghanaian American, professional and

scholar aspiring to have an impact in public service. She holds a Bachelor's Degree in Political

Science from Rutgers University - New Brunswick, School of Arts and Sciences. She graduated

from college in 2014 as an Education Opportunity Fund (EOF) Scholar, a member of the Chi

Alpha Epsilon (XAE) EOF National Honor Society, and a Douglass Residential College

(DRC) scholar.

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She began her MPA coursework at Rutgers University - Newark, School of

Public Affairs and Administration (SPAA) in the fall of 2019. At Rutgers SPAA, she 

participated in the SPAA Student Ambassador Program from 2020-2022,

including being one of the Ambassadors of the inaugural cohort in 2020.

For the 2021-2022 academic school year, she served as a Program Coordinator for the

Ambassador Program, in which she supports coordinating activities, events, and programs with

the newly incoming cohort and implements feedback on successes, challenges, and

recommendations from previous cohorts. She, also, has participated in a graduate student panel

presentation for the virtual 2020 NECoPA (Northeast Conference on Public Administration), a

conference experience that provides educational opportunities for scholars, practitioners, and

others by educating the general public and members of the organization on current issues. Her

presentation was on a paper she wrote on “How the Coronavirus Pandemic Has Exacerbated

Housing Discrimination and Inequality.” In the future, she plans to have a leadership position in

either non-profit organization or a university to implement policies and procedures to empower

students and their communities.