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Reflecting upon her own experiences to and through college, it was the support of mentors and a strong social network that helped develop Althea's sense of belonging and allowed her to not only survive in college, but also thrive in it. Since then, Althea has dedicated her work towards educational equity and increasing college access for historically marginalized communities. She had the honor of serving as the DCAC College Adviser Fellow for Boost@BerkeleyHaas in 2015-2017. Althea continued her work in college access with the East Bay and Solano County Consortium, Cal-SOAP for four...

Born and raised in the relentless heat of Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico, Lucy’s lifelong passion for learning brought her to the foggy hills of San Francisco and to the beginner level ESL Classes at City College of San Francisco. Always one to “dream big,” Lucy continued her education as a parent, re-entry student and obtained her BA from UC Berkeley in 2015, almost 30 years after taking her first ESL classes. A proud daughter of a single father, mother of two first generation UC Berkeley graduates, Lucy continues to devote herself to sharing her love for education through her work,...