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Deminika Spears
Frank & Kathy Gouveia Scholar III (2015, 2017) 2015 in memory of Barbara Sardella As a single mother of three children, Deminika recently assumed legal custody of her younger brother after her...
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LaToya Sykes
Graduate Scholar (2015) LaToya experienced the mental health issues in her family that come from growing up in a community characterized by the stresses of poverty and disorder. Her life changed for...
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Elizabeth McCoy
Graduate Scholar (2013, 2014) A 2008 undergraduate Kennedy King scholar from Los Medanos College, Ms. McCoy is the first in her family to earn a bachelor’s degree. An undergraduate psychology major at...
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Lesley Lara
Graduate Scholar Lesley attends UC Irvine School of Medicine and is working toward a medical degree and a master’s degree in public health. While attending Contra Costa College she volunteered as a...
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Evelyn Ramirez
Graduate Scholar Evelyn received a bachelor’s degree in elementary education from Brigham Young University-Hawaii after graduating from Los Medanos College. She is now pursuing a master’s in urban...
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Mauricio Ulloa
Graduate Scholar (2013) Mauricio Ulloa received his bachelor’s degree in philosophy in 2010 from UCB. He is enrolled at San Francisco State University where he expects to receive a master’s degree in...
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Nubia Donikian
Uriel & Isabella Oseguera Graduate Scholar (2018) Nubia is graduating from UCLA with a B.S. in chemical engineering. Upon graduation, she will pursue a PhD in environmental engineering at U.C....
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Darling Zamora
Marian Magid Graduate Scholar (2018) Darling graduated from U.C. Berkeley with a B.A. in Sociology and a minor in Chicano/Latino Studies. She is attending St. Mary’s College for a Master’s degree in...
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Toi Nichelle Mickle
Sharon Simpson Graduate Scholar (2018) Toi graduated from San Francisco State University in 2013 with a B.A. in creative writing and poetry. In 2012, Toi studied for a year in England traveling through...
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Sandra Isabel Zuniga
Gwen Regalia Scholar (2017) A 2017 Kennedy-King Scholar from Diablo Valley College, Sandra matriculated to California State University-East Bay where she received her degree in Psychology in 2019. She...
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Stephanie Rico
Alfonse Upshaw Scholar (2019) A single mother, Stephanie Rico is a first generation Latina who graduated from the University of California-Davis with a degree in Mathematical Analysis and Operations...
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Walter Orellana
Greg & Michele McCoy Scholar (2019) Walter will be entering the second year of his Master’s program at San Francisco State University seeking an advanced degree in Cell and Molecular Biology. He...
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Brandon Evans
Miller Starr Regalia Scholar (2019) Brandon grew up in “the beautiful, diverse, mixing pot” of Richmond. He characterized himself as an at-risk youth who grew up in an environment that sometimes brings...
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Sasha Monet Graham
Sharon Simpson Scholar (2020) Sasha attended Contra Costa College. After being awarded the Kennedy-King Scholarship in 2017 she attended U.C. Berkeley where she became a Regents’ Scholar. She will...
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Sandra Ramirez
Graduate Scholar (2020) Sandra attended Contra Costa College. She attended U.C. Davis where she earned a B.A. in Psychology. Since graduation she has been working at a non-profit agency as a mental...
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