51 Millennium - Eighteenth Edition ARTS, MEDIA AND ENTERTAINMENT Hanna M. Kebbede enjoyed an extensive and impactful career with the United Nations (UN), where she dedicated nearly 20 years to evaluating and creating new projects worldwide. Her work took her to 18 countries on several continents, allowing her to collaborate with nine UN organizations. After her last mission with the World Food Program in Rome, where she developed a training curriculum and materials for surface transport management, she transitioned into entrepreneurship. She founded Hanmark LLC in 2004 and continued independently consulting for a broad variety of clients. Ms. Kebbede’s newest venture, Bekoz-IAM LLC, is a brand focused on exhibiting, licensing and selling her artwork. She also offers non-fungible tokens (NFTs) based on her photography. In addition to Bekoz-I-AM, she is the chief executive officer of Emahoy TseguéMaryam Music Publisher Inc., a company centered around her aunt, composer Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Gebru. Ms. Kebbede worked to fulfill her aunt’s wish to see 10,000 copies of her music published and sold, and she secured a partnership with French label Buddha Music, which elevated Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Gebru to fame on the global stage. Since then, her aunt’s music has been featured in commercials for Apple, Amazon, and Walmart, Netflix films, and films nominated for academy awards, including “Passing” and “Time.” Ms. Kebbede holds a BA in sociology from Washington State University and an MPA in nonprofit, public and organizational management from the Harvard Kennedy School. She remains passionate about education and has mentored students at Hunter College in New York, where she taught creative writing. Moving forward, Ms. Kebbede is eager to engage with the world on issues that she is deeply passionate about, such as mental health, immigration and social justice. As a fulltime artist, she aims to leverage her success to fund volunteer work in various locations, sharing her story to inspire others. HANNA M. KEBBEDE OWNER, BEKOZ-I-AM LLC CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, EMAHOY TSEGUÉ-MARYAM MUSIC PUBLISHER INC. Falls Church, VA
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