Acknowledgments

The PALMS staff is indebted to the following individuals for their generosity in speaking to us at length about their programs in 2006. We appreciate their insight and their dedication to increasing the number of Latino students that pursue postsecondary education.

Sylvia Aldape
Director of Special Events
Hispanic Engineering Science and Technology Week

Josias Arteaga
Director Hispanic Achievers
Harding Place Family YMCA (Tennessee)

Michelle Badovinac
Regional Director
Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) Delta Sierra (California) Region 6

Stacy Bluth
Director
I Have a Dream, East Palo Alto (California)

Sonia Castellanos
Director Hispanic Mother-Daughter Program
Junior League of Austin and University of Texas at Austin School of Social Work

Mary Day
Director Pre-College Programs
University of Wisconsin-Parkside

Veronica Gomez-Vilchis
Coordinator
Bridges Project, Central Washington University

Teresa Nelson
Director
Hermanitas, Girl Scout Council of Cumberland Valley (Tennessee)

Erin Roy
Coordinator
Lang Youth Medical Program, New York

Sophia Santiesteban, Kathy-Ann Lewis
Director, Assistant Director
Pre-College Programs at Florida International University

Matt Torres
Director
I Have a Dream, Fort Worth (Texas)