UMass Medical School graduate now a UMass trustee

Dr. Chioma Okwara, a UMass Medical School graduate and native of Kenya, is the newest UMass trustee.
Okwara was sworn in by Gov. Charlie Baker on Monday, joining the 22-member board overseeing UMass campuses in Amherst, Boston, Dartmouth, Lowell and Worcester.
“I never imagined that I would be in this kind of position,” Okwara said, according to UMass. “I’ve had somewhat of an unusual stor ...