“In my neighborhood I feel a wonderful sense of community,” Musademba said. She moved to Fort Greene in 2020 and enjoys the parks, communities and places she’s gotten to connect with and explore.
, from which she graduated in 2015 with a bachelor’s degree in philosophy. Before enrolling at Columbia, Musademba was familiar with New York from competing at the Middle Atlantic Figure Skating Championships held at SkyRink at Chelsea Piers.
“The performance aspect of skating was really thrilling to me,” Musademba said. “You train for hours upon hours and then have two and a half minutes [short program] or four minutes [free skate] to show everything you’ve got. Facing that challenge and overcoming fear and doubt, getting into my body and letting myself arrive at the level of performance I desired…was a beautiful experience to me.
A decade removed from her competitive days, Musademba is reconnecting in a mentoring role through the Figure Skating Diversity and Inclusion Alliance. The discipline of skating has served her well in life. Having moved through a career in the consulting, finance and banking industries, Musademba is now a senior associate on the clean energy transactions team at a mission-driven non-profit investment fund.
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