Centralian Lovie-Afi Greene to Teach in Thailand


Wilberforce, OH | Centralian Lovie Afi Greene (2023) earned a Bachelor of Science as an Education-Intervention Specialist and graduated Magna Cum Laude with Gold Cord Honors and the Honors in the Major and International Honors designations.  She transferred to CSU during the pandemic after a brief mental health break from another university. She has had to overcome many obstacles to complete her degree including financial hardships and mental wellness challenges.  She is a second-generation educator, following her mother Emily Bailey's footsteps, and comes from a long lineage of HBCU graduates. Lovie-Afi is also the daughter of Phillip Greene, a Guyanese immigrant who started his career as a welder. Education is very important in her family and her hope is to instill the same love and passion for learning in the students she serves.  

While attending CSU, Ms. Greene was a member of the Honors College, Golden Key International Honour Society, and the Alpha Kappa Mu (AKM) Honor Society – Kappa Tau Chapter. She was also selected as a 2021 UNCF K-12 Education Fellow and as the 2022 Columbus Foundation My Project USA Fellow. 

 

Ms. Greene was and continues to be a role model affecting the lives of current students and future Marauders (via the Dayton Urban Young Life and other youth groups) through mentorship and advocating for Mental Wellness campus resources and student engagement with the executive administration.  Another way she has impacted the community is through volunteering.  She served as a panelist for the 2k23 Summer Youth Employment Kickoff in Columbus, Ohio, and was a guest speaker at the NSPDK Inc. Spotlight for Youth Event.

 

Recently, Ms. Greene was selected to participate in the Council on International Educational Exchange’s Teach in Thailand program. This opportunity continues her teaching career as she works as a teacher in Thailand. She will become a part of a local community, build meaningful relationships with colleagues and neighbors, and make a difference in the lives of her students. This is yet another example of Ms. Greene courageously moving outside of her comfort zone to positively affect the lives of others through her teaching.

 

This outstanding Centralian believes her greatest contribution to her alma mater, the local communities, and the world will be through her mentorship and advocacy for those who will follow in her footsteps and tread new pathways toward their own success.  As an intervention specialist, she certainly is laying the foundation to do just that.


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Learn more about Central State University’s Intervention Specialist Education Program, the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences, the Honors College, and the  Council on International Educational Exchange’s Teach in Thailand program.

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