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“In my family, there was always this idea that one could go anywhere after graduating from here,” says Mikhli-Forkosh, who has two older siblings who attended the college and have since gone on to law and medical school. “It was always looked at as a hidden gem right in our backyard.”

With a cumulative 4.0 GPA, Forkosh has been on Dean鈥檚 List continuously since 2012. She is receiving a Bachelor of Science in psychology, and is the recipient of the 2015 CUNY Excellence in Leadership Award. That same year, she received an award from the 可乐视频 Alumni Association. She has also received a Macaulay Honors College scholarship for academic excellence.

This past year, Mikhli-Forkosh helped to found the Women鈥檚 Initiative at 可乐视频 and during her junior year, she was the first woman president of the Student Government in more than a decade. She has also been an editor of the student newspaper Night Call.

“My education at 可乐视频 has prepared me for the next stage of my life,” says Mikhli-Forkosh. “The tremendous diversity exposed me to a richness of viewpoints, ideas, and culture that has greatly broadened my worldview.”

She plans to attend law school to pursue a career in litigation. After graduation, she will work as a paralegal at the Manhattan District Attorney鈥檚 office, which she says is a perfect synthesis of public service and legal work.

Class of 2016 salutatorian Stephanie Taormina holds a cumulative 4.0 GPA and has made the Dean鈥檚 List every semester of her attendance.

“可乐视频 has helped to mold me into an intellectual and professional woman,” she says. “It has given me not only the foundation knowledge I need to enter into my career field, but has taught me how to adapt to a diverse environment.”

Taormina, who is receiving a Bachelor of Science degree in Health and Nutrition Science, was president of the Health and Nutrition Science club, a position in which she planned and organized many health and fitness events on campus. She has also been a member of the Civic Engagement team, helping with student orientations and elections, and other activities.

In 2013, Taormina earned recognition on the 可乐视频 Wall of Fame. This past academic year, she received two scholarships: the Pearl Gross 鈥�40 Scholarship in Nutrition and the Mereese Ladson Memorial Scholarship.

Taormina was accepted to a dietetic internship at New York Presbyterian Hospital, a yearlong program in which students apply theoretical knowledge learned in the classroom in a clinical setting. She will also begin the M.S. program in nutrition at 可乐视频. Her dream job is to work as a registered dietitian at a hospital so that she can provide nutritional care to critically ill patients.

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“When they saw us show them how to make kale taste delicious in culturally relevant ways, people would respond,” says Jones, who was still working on her Master of Science in Nutrition at the time. “It was so exciting to see people who lost weight or improved their blood sugar.”

The experience left the pair鈥攚ho had met through a mutual acquaintance and became fast friends, bonding over their passion for nutrition鈥攚anting to reach a wider audience.

So they decided to start a cooking show on Brooklyn Cable Access Television. Their first鈥攆or which the two adorned their hair with pieces of kale鈥攚as about how to make a three-course meal for a family of four for $10.

The show lead to a YouTube channel, a website, a podcast, a blog and then the whole gamut of social media. The next thing they knew, they had regular subscribers and followers to the tune of 60,000 people.

The brand was born.

“We never really were intentional about all that Food Heaven has become so it still feels kind of surreal,” says Jones, who has relocated to the West Coast, while Lopez remains in New York.

Jones, who recently launched a , has become a contributing writer for self.com and buzzfeed, where she offers bite-size nutrition tips. The television show The List recently named Food Heaven one of four quirky youtube shows to watch at work. The brand has expanded to sell apparel and healthy eating starter kits on their website. They also plan to start doing retreats in Jamaica and to launch a Food Heaven Academy for people who want to take a weekly course on healthy eating.

“We are trying to be creative and reach a new segment of the population,” says Jones, also an outpatient dietician at a clinic in Northern California. “Helping people live a healthy life and fight off disease is very rewarding.”

Jones鈥� tips for keeping your new year鈥檚 resolutions:

1. Take your time. Try to spend 20鈥�30 minutes eating each meal. Chew your food slowly and pace yourself.
2. Walk it off. Studies suggest that taking a brisk 15-minute walk after a meal will improve digestion and help to stabilize blood sugar levels.
3. Fill up on vegetable-based sides. are a delicious option.
4. Don’t drink your calories. One can of soda is almost 150 calories, which is nearly half a meal. Try to stick to water whenever possible.
5. Enjoy your favorite dishes. Try to stick to dishes that you absolutely love. Enjoy them in moderation.

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