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Jacqueline Urquizo

For Jacqueline Urquizo, Daley College feels like home. She took Early College classes at Daley in high school, earned her…

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Samantha Luce

Samantha Luce, the District Director of Violence Prevention and Response at City Colleges of Chicago, has dedicated the last three…

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Kim Hitchcock

Kim Hitchcock has been a driving force in shaping the English as a Second Language (ESL) curriculum at City Colleges…

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Lalique Petersen

Lalique Petersen, a dedicated full-time faculty member at Malcolm X College, has had an incredible journey in the healthcare and…

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Leticia Garcia

District Director of Financial Aid Leticia Garcia has a long history with City Colleges of Chicago. While still in high…

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Edgar Gonzalez Balcarcel

Edgar Gonzalez Balcarcel came to Chicago from Guatemala in 2007 without knowing English. He found Wilbur Wright College, and the…

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Lisa Slater

Truman College Veterans Services Specialist Lisa Slater found a sense of community as a military police officer. She now is…

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Farzin Yazdanfar

Almost 50 years ago, Farzin Yazdanfar arrived in the United States alone. Today, he has found a family and…

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Destinee Miguest

Public service work is in Clinical Director of Daley College’s Wellness Center Destinee Miguest’s blood.

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Marcus Williams El

Veterans Services Specialist Marcus Williams El is a proud Harold Washington College alumnus and a U.S. Army veteran with years…

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Jeff Min

As an academic advisor at Kennedy-King College, Jeff Min helps students realize their college and career goals.

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Dr. Ryan Manow

Dr. Ryan Manow, a microbiology instructor at Malcolm X College, discovered his passion for the subject while he was a…

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