Karen Callender-Price has more than 20 years of experience in planning, developing, and managing programs within multiple areas of student services. She developed the “College Now Program” at the City College of New York, a college readiness and dual enrollment…
Andres Maldonado received his bachelor’s degree in business management and his master's degree in higher education from George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia. As a graduate student, Andres worked for GMU's Office of Student Involvement and the Office of Diversity,…
After earning her bachelor’s degree from McDaniel College, Ms. Thomas moved to South Korea to teach English to children, ages 3 to 17. Upon her return, she earned her master’s degree from Nova Southeastern University and accepted a position as…
Specializing in maintaining an environment that supports and encourages the holistic development of students; promoting and enhancing student accessibility to post-secondary experiences, Raché Alaran, has a robust 14 year background in higher education, specifically, Student Affairs. A DC native, and…
Dr. Mary Álvaro is an experienced higher education professional with a strong background in student success, program development, and educational access. She served as manager of community impact & marketing at Jefferson Security Bank, where she led a financial literacy…
Brittany Beckwith has dedicated over 10 years of her career to uplifting and empowering individuals to be the best version of themselves. Brittany is passionate about helping people reach their goals and breaking barriers they didn't think were possible. Brittany…
Dwaine Brown was born and raised in Southeast, Washington DC. Dwaine joins the ACES program with 15 years of experience working with underserved populations and almost a decade working in college access. He earned his bachelor's degree in communications from…
From working with foster care youth to victims of human trafficking, Blair Bullock brings a diverse and interdisciplinary background to the ACES program. Across various environments, her primary objective has remained unchanged: to ensure the most vulnerable amongst us have…
Hailing from Camden, NJ, Shawn Carr has served in several facets of higher education over the last 10 years. It has been his honor to contribute to the success of students within the private, public, and non-profit college sectors by…
After receiving her bachelor’s degree from Smith College, Amani worked as an Admissions Counselor at Delaware State University and an Assistant Director of Admissions at Capitol College. During her time in higher education, she mainly worked in urban areas with…