Acknowledgments
The PALMS staff is indebted to the following individuals for their generosity in speaking to us at length about their programs. 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, Director
Kathy-Ann Lewis, Assistant Director
Pre-College Programs at Florida International University
Matt Torres, Director
I Have a Dream, Fort Worth (Texas)
