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Shamika White

Shamika White graduated from Hyde Park Academy in 2000 and shortly thereafter joined the U.S. Navy. Working for both the…

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Maria Rojano

Maria had been a cosmetologist for eight years when she decided she was ready for a career change. Knowing she…

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Patti Paone

The joy Patti Paone brings to her work is palpable and has rubbed off on many of the future nurses…

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Omar Alexis Cervantes

Omar Alexis Cervantes is glad he found Harold Washington College, where he could work toward his associate in computer science…

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Dana McDonald

Dana says that Malcolm X was like a second home and that her family there always had her back.

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Ed Richardson III

Ed Richardson III is part of the Aon apprenticeship program, which means he is both an Aon claims analyst and…

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Maria Zermeno

Maria had it all planned out – she would graduate from Cristo Rey High School, leave the Little Village neighborhood…

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Bryn Horton

Bryn Horton has taken his challenges, converted them into inspiration, and made them the fuel with which he serves others.

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Veronica Colegrove

“The cyber program at Wright was amazing and literally changed my life,” said Veronica. “If I didn’t make the decision…

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Chanel Wiley

Chanel Wiley graduated from Harold Washington College in Fall 2017 with her Associate of Arts, and transferred in Spring 2018…

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