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Antoinette N. Weah is a second-year student at Gettysburg College. She serves as the Vice President of her class and is an active member of the Student Senate. She is currently engaged as a volunteer Consultant for local community organizations through the Give Idea to Gettysburg (GIGS) Program. Additionally, she is a member of her school’s Pre-Health Professional Club and works as a Sales Associate and Server at the Dining Service Center.
Antoinette is the CEO and Founder of OC CREAM, a small ice cream business in Grand Bassa County, Liberia, where she empowers youth and women by creating economic opportunities. Her long-term vision is to improve Liberia’s healthcare and economic sectors by establishing a network of pharmacies and hospitals equipped with top-tier technology and qualified staff. Antoinette’s unwavering dedication to leadership, innovation, and social impact reflects her commitment to uplifting her community and improving the quality of life in Liberia. She is confident that through business acumen, strategic investments, and social entrepreneurship, she will enhance economic stability and access to quality healthcare in her country. Additionally, she aspires to build a franchise and invest in real estate and other businesses.
Antoinette’s leadership journey began in her school and community, where she excelled in various roles. She represented Liberia in the 2018 Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study Program (KLYES), completing a one-year study abroad in the United States. She consistently held leadership positions as class president or vice president from primary school through high school and served as her school’s Girls President during her senior year. She was an active member of the Quizzing and Debate teams, leading as debate captain, and participated in the Press and Environmental Clubs. Demonstrating her passion for community engagement, she founded a Junior Choir for her church. After graduating high school, Antoinette enrolled at the African Methodist Episcopal University for the 2022-2023 academic year, where she received special recognition for achieving an outstanding GPA in her Biology major.
Antoinette is confident in her ability to effect change, beginning with small, impactful steps and progressing toward large-scale transformation that will elevate Liberia and create a lasting global impact.
Highlights From Antoinette’s Work Experience:
- CEO of OC CREAM, an ice cream business Antoinette founded and led
- Immediate Response Better Chances, First Aid training programs in Liberia
- Center for Public Service, Entrepreneurship & Statehood, Immersion project, Puerto Rico
- Vice President, Gettysburg College Class of 2027
- Volunteer, Rescue Mission for drug-addicted youth and adults
Languages Spoken: English, Liberian English, and Koloqua
