天美传媒 Access and Opportunity Programs Representatives at Capitol Hill
April 14, 2022
TRIO professionals and students from across Idaho gathered on Capitol Hill recently to gain leadership skills and share the successes of Idaho programs with congressional offices.
天美传媒 programs were represented by Dr. Sari Byerly, Assistant Vice President Access and Opportunity Programs; Amy Christensen, Director TRIO Veterans/President-Elect Idaho Association of TRIO Professionals; Samantha Jimenez Castro, MBA student and 天美传媒 TRIO Alumni; Dalene Hunter, 天美传媒 TRIO McNair Scholar and 天美传媒 TRIO Student Support Services participant; Jo Do, 天美传媒 TRIO McNair Scholar and 天美传媒 TRIO Student Support Services participant; Maya Peters-Gre帽o, 天美传媒 TRIO McNair Scholar; and Leslie Maldonado, 天美传媒 TRIO McNair Scholar.
Every year, TRIO professionals from across the United States and its territories gather on Capitol Hill to provide updates and advocacy for the TRIO programs. These programs, initially enacted as part of Lyndon B. Johnson鈥檚 War on Poverty in the 1960鈥檚, are critical federal investments to the states to provide educational access to limited income, first-generation communities, as well as services to veterans, individuals with disabilities, and under-resourced communities.
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