Passionate student-centered educator with 28 years of college empowerment experience and graduate degrees in higher education administration. Involvement spans the student lifecycle from high school through college and graduate school.  Believing that an educated citizenry is the key to the betterment of society, I advocate to reduce college degree attainment gaps by expanding college access for underserved populations. With a grandfather who was a university president and a father who taught in academic medicine, I am continuing my family’s legacy in education.