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Yanick Heriveaux Jenkins
Born in Au Cap, Haiti, and raised in Spring Valley, New York, Yanick Heriveaux Jenkins has had the honor of ...
William “Woodg” Horning
William “Woodg” Horning is the director of the Arthur O. Eve Opportunity Programs (EOP/HEOP) and the Office of Academic Diversity ...
Thomas J. Thomas
Mr. Thomas is currently Dean, University College at Wilkes University in Pennsylvania. He has been responsible for the Act 101 ...
Ronnie R. Hector Sr. PA, M.A.Ed., M.S.Ed.
Ronnie Hector serves as the CEO and Executive Director of the SUNY Bronx Educational Opportunity Center (BxEOC). Under his leadership ...
Robert D. James
Mr. Robert D. James presently serves as an owner of a management consultant firm and speaker service. Most recently he ...
Phyllis A. H. Breland, M.Ed.
Phyllis A. H. Breland, worked at Hamilton College from 2001 – 2020. During her tenure she served as the director ...
Orlando-Marquez C. Kittrell, Psy.D.
Dr. Orlando-Marquez C. Kittrell began serving students at Lock Haven University in August 2021. Effective July 2022, he began serving ...
Nancy Cintron
Nancy Cintron serves as the Associate Dean for Student Services, and the founding Director for the Educational Opportunity Fund Program ...
Nadine Shardlow
Nadine Shardlow, a first-in-family college completer, has been involved in higher education beginning in 1987 assisting students identified as “at-risk” ...
Mr. Alex Delgado
Mr. Alex Delgado earned his Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from Rowan University and his Master of Arts in Applied ...
Mike DeJesus III
Mr. Michael A. DeJesus III, Ed.S. is founder and president of Reaching Higher Ed, an education company that specializes in ...
Karen Riley
Ms. Riley has worked in equal opportunity programs for her entire career. For the past 21 years, she has worked ...
Jenice Sabb-Dumas, Ed.D.
Dr. Jenice Sabb-Dumas is currently the Assistant Dean and Director of EOF at Rutgers University New Brunswick School of Environmental ...
Hasani Carter, PhD, MPH
Dr. Carter is currently the New Jersey EOF Statewide Director. He has served as President of the Educational Opportunity Fund ...
Glenn B. Lang, EdD
Dr. Glenn Lang is former Assistant Secretary of Higher Education for Academic Affairs and Student Programs and Executive Director of ...
Elizabeth McCloud
Elizabeth McCloud is Vice President of State Grant and Special Programs for the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA). As ...
Dr. Stephanie Shanklin
Dr. Stephanie Shanklin is currently the Assistant Director of EOF at the New Jersey Office of the Secretary of Higher ...
Dr. Brett Pulliam
Dr. Brett Pulliam, a native of Wilmington, Delaware; is the Executive Director for Educational Opportunity and Success Programs at Stockton ...
Cristina Cintrón-Marsh, M.S.
Cristina Cintrón-Marsh, M.S. is the Director of the Act 101/Gateway Program, and Assistant Director of Undergraduate Success at Arcadia University, ...
Christine A. Zuzack
Ms. Zuzack spent 39 years in active roles in student financial aid administration. She retired in 2017 from her post ...
Briana Alford, M.P.A.
Briana currently serves as a the Learning Specialist with the Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) at SUNY Broome Community college. As ...
Barbara Harmon-Francis, M. A.
Barbara Harmon-Francis is a dedicated student advocate. For over 20 years, she has assisted under-represented first generation students realize their ...
Audrey Bennerson
Audrey Bennerson currently serves as the Recording Secretary for the Tri-State Consortium. A product of New York State’s Educational Opportunity ...
Andre Turner
Dr. Andre Turner is currently the Director of the Educational Opportunity Fund (EOF) program at Rowan College at Burlington County ...