BIOGRAPHICAL NARRATIVE
2006-2007 White Home Fellowship
WESTLEY W. MOORE
My father, a preferred radio and tv character in Maryland, died needlessly on the age of 32. Regardless of
repeated makes an attempt to elucidate his signs, ignorance about his sickness led to the misdiagnosis of a uncommon type of
acute epiglottitis. He was denied correct remedy, launched prematurely from the hospital, and collapsed useless
in entrance of me hours later. In only a second, my mom grew to become a widowed guardian of three, and I grew to become
fatherless at 3 years previous.
Quickly after, I fell right into a cycle of educational and disciplinary troubles, which coincided with being detained by the
regulation and being positioned on probation by my elementary college by the age of 12. Disenchanted however not dissuaded,
my mom discovered a strategy to elevate cash, by prevailing upon household and mates, and despatched me to Valley Forge
Army Academy in Wayne, Pennsylvania for my eighth grade 12 months. Regardless of preliminary difficulties, I excelled
academically, tactically and athletically. I achieved excellence for the primary time in my life and I vividly
bear in mind feeling that I by no means wished to show again. After receiving tutorial and athletic scholarships, I used to be
capable of proceed my training and graduated from Valley Forge 4 years later.
After turning down quite a few faculty basketball scholarships, I joined the ROTC program at Valley Forge
Army Faculty. By the top of my sophomore 12 months, I graduated with an Associates Diploma with honors and
was commissioned as an Military Officer. At 19 years previous, I used to be the youngest U.S. Military Officer in 1998.
I then transferred to the Johns Hopkins College and instantly grew to become energetic within the pupil physique. In
addition to enjoying varsity basketball and soccer, I grew to become engaged within the March of Dimes and different volunteer
actions on campus. I additionally continued my engagement with the Baltimore space, and started to work carefully with
the town’s Public Defender’s workplace. The indelible experiences in that workplace, coupled with my very own private
historical past led me to create College students Taking A New Course (STAND!), which mentors, tutors, and advocates for
first and second time juvenile offenders. This program began off with solely three mentors, however inside two years
grew to become the most well-liked volunteer program on the school campus. STAND! continues to develop to this present day.
I graduated from Johns Hopkins College with a Phi Beta Kappa diploma in worldwide relations and
economics and obtained a Rhodes Scholarship. I matriculated to Oxford College and started to review
worldwide relations. As a Rhodes Scholar, I took benefit of the chance and examined radical Islam in
the Western Hemisphere. I accomplished my diploma with honors and my analysis has led me to be touted as one in every of
the foremost consultants on the risk.
Following Oxford, I accepted a job as an funding banking affiliate with Deutsche Financial institution. I started working
for his or her prestigious World Markets Division and centered on the Central and Jap Europe, Center East, and
Africa (CEEMEA) area. Regardless of not having an MBA, I used to be quickly appointed the youngest Affiliate undertaking
lead in your entire division. After two profitable and promising years in funding banking, I accepted an
alternative to serve within the World Warfare on Terrorism with the famed 1st Brigade of the 82nd Airborne Division.
Because the Director of Data Operations, I promoted the optimistic occurrences, contextualized the
inflammatory pictures, corrected the false experiences, and helped form the face of the warfare. The primary parliamentary
elections within the nation’s historical past and the emergence of the Afghan Reconciliation Program are among the occasions
the place I’ve crafted protection methods. I couldn’t be any extra pleased with what my staff and I achieved in
Afghanistan and the lasting legacy we have now cast. For my work, the 82nd Airborne Division have awarded me
the Bronze Star Medal and the Fight Motion Badge.
An area anchorwoman who labored carefully with my father as soon as informed me, “I’m simply sorry your father could not
end the work he was placed on this earth to do.” I’m decided to reveal that in me, he not solely had a
son who carries his identify, however his passions, rules, and dedication to public service as properly.
