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Senior Extension Associate, Cornell Cooperative Extension New York City Program Leader, Family and Youth Development
COMING TO CORNELL: I grew up in Long Island City, living in Queensbridge Houses. One day in high school I got a letter inviting me to apply to Cornell University. I wrote in my essay that I wanted to be the best teacher in New York City, that I wanted to study child development so I could understand how to motivate young people to learn and how to provide families with information to help them raise their children.
HER STUDIES: My freshman year, the college changed its name from...