M.S.W., Eastern Washington University
2023 – 2026 New Faculty Mentorship Program Award. Multi-year award dedicated to supporting mentorship frameworks for incoming faculty.
2021-NISOD Award. Nominated by faculty peers to receive this national award, which included travel to attend the NISOD conference in Austin, Texas.
2021-2024-STEM Academy Grant, funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) to support STEM education initiatives.
2021 – 2023-Hawk Career Readiness Program Grant awarded to support student career preparation and workforce readiness programming.
2020 – 2023-Career Mentoring Program. Grant funding focused on developing and executing student career mentorship initiatives.
2017 – 2018-Passport Mini-Grant. Awarded by the Washington Student Achievement Council to support a specialized mentorship program.
2010-Present-Received the Washington Student Achievement Council Grant for Foster Youth. Funding dedicated to supporting programs for foster youth.
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Alvarez, Sylvia. "A Career Exploration Model for Connecting with Underserved Students." Career Convergence, National Career Development Association, 1 Sept. 2019, www.ncda.org.