February 5 Dr. Ala Stanford-Frey - Black History Month Speaking Series

Our 10th grade Hope Charter School students were treated to an inspirational presentation by Dr. Ala Standford-Frey on February 5 as we started the 1st installment of the Hope Charter School Black History Month Speaking Series. Dr. Ala Standford-Frey is:

• Director of Pediatric Surgery at Abington Memorial Hospital where she operates daily on children from newborns to young adults.
• An assistant professor of surgery at Temple University School of Medicine where she is also the Director of the Center for Minority Health and Health Disparities.
• Also associated with St. Christopher's Hospital for Children.
• Graduated from Penn State with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology and later received her doctorate in medicine from the Penn State College of Medicine.
• Is the 1st African American, female, pediatric surgeon, fully trained in the United States.
• Is a mother, a wife, a sister, a daughter, and a friend to thousands of kids and families whom she operated on.

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Thanks to the efforts of Mr. Stanford, HOPE Charter School has invited several distinguished guests to speak at our “Black History Month Speaking Series”. The line-up includes Dr. Ala Stanford-Frey, City Councilwoman Blondell Reynolds-Brown, US Congressman Chaka Fattah and City Councilman Curtis Jones Jr.

--Mr. Bujak