Tajay Ashmeade

Tajay Ashmeade\n \nAbstract\n \nINTERVIEWER: Mark Naison, Lisa Betty, Stephanie Robinson Ramirez\n \nINTERVIEWEE: Tajay (TJ) Ashmeade \n \nSUMMARY BY: Christine Rong\nTajay Ashmeade, a Jamaican-born Bronx resident, shared her journey from special education to becoming a professional basketball player and entrepreneur. She discussed her family's immigration story, her educational timeline, and her impactful mentors, Bonnie Henderson and Ann Donovan, who guided her through education and sports. She detailed her struggles with ADD, her time in junior college, and her professional basketball career, including playing for the Jamaican National Team and the WNBA. Tajay emphasized the importance of mentorship and education, leading to her current role as a sports management professor and founder of Nurture Sport, a recruitment and mentorship platform for athletes.