Category: CCC Ambassador
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Antoinette Hicks
Antoinette Hicks had been out of the classroom for 30 years before deciding to reignite her educational journey at Olive-Harvey College. She had previously attended two years of college at DePaul University but put her studies on hold to start a family. Antoinette’s decision to enroll at Olive-Harvey was strategic—she wanted to find a caring,…
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Rudy Cordero
Rudy Cordero tried college after he graduated from Lane Tech in 2007, but it wasn’t a good fit at the time due to exceptional family circumstances. He decided to enter the workforce and did well professionally, having various management roles in the retail, marketing, and tech industries. But he realized that no matter how hard…
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Christina Banks
As she sat in the audience of the Wintrust Arena, cheering on her mentee at CCC’s commencement ceremony in May of 2019, Christina Banks happened to flip through the program. The construction management program offered at Kennedy-King College’s Dawson Technical Institute caught her eye – and by that fall, she was enrolled in classes. “It…
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Alan Mares
Alan Mares wants to combine his culinary skills with his passion for helping others. As a resident at Mercy Home, Alan helped out in the kitchen where he met one of the chefs – a graduate from Kennedy-King College’s culinary program. She encouraged him to follow his talents and the interest he’d had in cooking…
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Latoya Harris-Pickens
Once Latoya Harris-Pickens earned her GED, she was going to end her education there. The mom of four’s goal had been just to finish her high school education after the home health care company she worked for downsized. Then, a teacher at Kennedy-King College’s Dawson Technical Institute where she had been taking GED prep classes…
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Latoya Cauley
Beating cancer was just the beginning for Latoya Cauley. “I recognized that life stands still for no one and I wanted to fulfill a promise to myself to finish my education and pursue my professional goals,” she explained. Having been a tax professional for nearly 20 years, Latoya started out thinking she would continue her…