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Social worker. Entrepreneur. Another immigrant making America great. @PDSoros Fellow. @EchoingGreen Fellow. Founder of Found in Translation (@Found1nt).

Boston, MA
Joined February 2012
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We are here at the @WeWork #creatorawards in Nashville! Pre-ceremony selfie with representatives from the other amazing nonprofit finalists, @everybodydn ! and @girldevelopit . We are honored to be in such inspiring company - best of luck to all tonight!
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Winner is chosen tonight! 😬🤩😬
Found in Translation is officially a @wework #creatorawards finalist! So proud of our awesome team and excited for what’s to come! Watch us compete for major funding: we.co/nashvillefinalist
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A big congrats to @MariaVertkin who is featured in @O_Magazine this month for winning a Roslyn S. #JaffeAwards @Found1nt
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Maria Vertkin retweeted
.@MariaVertkin @ForbesUnder30 social entrepreneur. Social worker. Immigrant. Formerly homeless. Force behind Found In Translation.
#Healthcare inequities are often driven by bias. #SocEnt driving solutions: echoinggreen.org/blog/race-e… @AnuragNYC @MariaVertkin @vineetsingal
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"When you are representing the United States of America, you are treated as an honorary man" @HillaryClinton on sec of state role #masswomen
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Apparently American women are starting business today at double the rate of just 3 years ago! That sounds like a healthy trend. #masswomen
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Clinton: "A lot of hearts are breaking and we are asking ourselves 'aren't these our sons?'" Promises investigation. We'll see... #masswomen
Maria Vertkin retweeted
"Dreams are a glimpse of that thing you want to do that would make you feel most alive." –@Lupita_Nyongo #masswomen
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"Culture is the software of the mind" - G. Hofstede via @JaneHyun #masswomen
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The MA Conference for Women is the place to be today! Yes to high-octane, low-testosterone leadership #masswomen
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Nobody is neutral. We are all taking a side and we are all sending a message, whether with our voice or with our silence. #BlackLivesMatter
Squeamish about voicing your political views? Your silence supports, validates and perpetuates the status quo. #BlackLivesMatter
A teacher once told me that if an elephant is about to step on a mouse and you don't take sides, you have taken the side of the elephant.
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We are implicated in these taxpayer-sponsored murders. Our violent, racist, corrupt police force is not a "black problem." #BlackLivesMatter
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Loud applause at @MassChallenge as @ericschmidt acknowledges entrepreneurs & immigrants as key to a healthy economy
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After a decade of silence, @MonicaLewinsky joins twitter and delivers a moving speech to the cyber bullying generation at the #Under30Summit
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