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Portrait of Jona Mitchell

Honor Society® member

Jona Mitchell

sales associate at Akira

  • Northern Illinois University
  • Business Marketing
  • Class of 2020
  • calumet park, Illinois

Member since January 2017

About

"You can, you should, and if you're brave enough to start, you will." - Stephen King. Being a product of the South side of Chicago, I have witnessed violence and poverty and I knew that education would be the only way to make it out. Despite growing up in a violent environment, I was raised surrounded by numerous successful business figures. I fell in love with Real Estate when I witnessed my aunt sell her first home. Now a freshman at Northern Illinois University, I am now pursing a career in Real Estate by studying Business Marketing. I have been so blessed and humbled to have been given an opportunity to continue my academic career at Northern thanks to the CHANCE Program. This organization has allowed me to have better access to the university teaching how to network and take advantage of my resources.

Education

  • northern illinois university

    business marketing

    2016 – 2020

Honors and awards

  • CHANCE Freshman Award

    Demostrating outstanding academic performance during the Fall 2016 semester.

  • Honor Society

    Outstanding academic performance during the Fall 2016 semester.

Goals and interests

Career goal

My overall goal is to finish college earning my B.A, Bachelors in Arts to pursue my dream job as a Realtor. However, to earn this degree, I would have to continue to excel in my academics and involve myself in extracurricular activities at Northern. After earning my Bachelors, I plan on pursing my Masters in Business as well to be certified to own my own businesses in the future.

Graduate school interests

After earning my Bachelors, I will pursue my Masters in Business Marketing.

Experience

  • sales associate

    Akira

    Nov 2015 – Dec 2015

Volunteering

  • Special Education Mentor

    POWER

    Jan 2016 – May 2016

Additional information

  • CHANCE Program