Affinity & Creative Workshop Sessions (3:15pm-4:00pm ET)

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Meet our Speakers

We've gathered some of the top experts in the field to discuss this topic. With years of experience between them, they're well-equipped to offer invaluable insights and perspectives.

Yonnie Collins

Yonnie Collins

Student, Umass Lowell

Elaina Curtis

Elaina Curtis

Graduate Student, Salem State University

Michele Fazio

Michele Fazio

University of North Carolina

Erica Hagan

Erica Hagan

MAT Student, University of North Carolina

Emmanuel Manny Quiroz

Emmanuel Manny Quiroz

Graduate Student, Salem State University

Mariana Serrano

Mariana Serrano

Graduate Student, Boston University School of Public Health

Amber Staley

Amber Staley

Graduate Student, University of North Carolina

Paige Suse

Paige Suse

Graduate Student, Salem State University

Sherry W. Grant

Sherry W. Grant

Graduate Student, University of North Carolina

Kat Everett

Kat Everett

Merrimack College

Workshops

Building your resilience as a first generation person of color: uncovering your true voice and worth

Mariana Serrano

First Generation Student Success: A Safe Space Discussion

Yonnie Collins

Kat Everett

Importance of Community for First Generation Students: First Gens Helping First Gens

Elaina Curtis

Paige Suse

Emmanuel Manny Quiroz

Writing about Class

Amber Staley

Michele Fazio

Sherry W. Grant

Erica Hagan