Jenelle Eli
Ohio University alum Jenelle Eli ’05, ’06M was profiled in a story on her work with the Red Cross helping migrants in the Mediterranean Sea.
Eli earned two degrees in Political Sciences, a B.A. and a master’s, from the College of Arts & Sciences at Ohio University.
Anmol Nigam, American Red Cross communications volunteer, authored the blog post “From Masury to the Mediterranean: Mahoning Valley Native Works with Red Cross to Help Migrants.”
When she thinks back to last October, Mahoning Valley native Jenelle Eli remembers working aboard the Responder. She remembers the Mediterranean Sea, gently rocking against the hull of the ship. She remembers looking through inky blackness of the night. And through that shroud of darkness, she remembers the hundreds of migrants trying to escape their own deaths.
Eli is the International Communications Director for the American Red Cross. Last October, she shared her experiences aboard the Responder on a Red Cross blog. The Responder is a search and rescue vessel that operates to provide lifesaving services to those adrift in the Mediterranean Sea. Packed into unstable rafts, these migrants often undertake the perilous journey to cross the sea with the hope that it will have a safe ending.
Eli warns of the risks that migrants face. “If boats weren’t out there to rescue people,” Eli said, “there’s no doubt that they would die at sea.”
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