Category: Daley College
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Chelsea Griffin
Chelsea Griffin was diagnosed with Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) nearly 13 years ago, meaning she’s lived with a chronic illness for most of her life. Despite a kidney transplant, the disease affects Chelsea’s blood pressure and kidney functions. It frequently leaves her tired and forces her to spend periods of time in the hospital to…
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Claudio Ramirez
Seventeen years. That’s how long Claudio Ramirez was incarcerated. Forty. That’s how old Claudio was when he was released from prison. Two weeks. That’s the time it took him, after being released, to enroll in classes at Richard J. Daley College to get his life back on track. As he re-entered society, Claudio was living…
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Ruth Flores
Little Village native Ruth Flores is still adjusting to her recent transfer from Richard J. Daley College to the University of Illinois Chicago. But, because she is a Star Plus Scholar, she’s able to focus more on her studies than on how she’s going to pay for school. Ruth received the Star Scholarship for two…
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Sandra Magallon
Born to immigrant parents from Michoacán, México, Sandra Magallon was raised in Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood and attended Curie High School. She dreamed of continuing her education at a four-year university after her high school graduation in 1990, but she didn’t receive the support she needed to pursue a bachelor’s degree. Instead, she was encouraged…
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Charlene Barrios
Patience. Patience. Patience. That is the main word that comes to mind when Charlene Barrios is mentoring other parents and educators about early childhood education. She should know since she has spent the last 15 years operating her own daycare center, Kids First Home Daycare Inc., in the West Englewood neighborhood. Barrios initially opened the…
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Laura Ocon
Originally from Torreón, Coahuila, Mèxico, Laura Ocon came to Chicago more than 30 years ago. A wife and mother of three children, she found it challenging to get important healthcare information in her native Spanish. After starting school, her daughter increasingly served as the family translator. Ocon promised herself that as soon she had time, she…
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Jacori Garrett
Jacori Garrett started his college career early as a student at Sarah E. Goode STEM Academy. As part of the Early College program, Jacori was taking college level classes and earning college credit as a high school student. Once he graduated from high school in 2017, he headed to a four-year university in Wisconsin. But…
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Angel Childs
After graduating from Bogan High School on Chicago’s Southwest Side, Angel Childs took a series of temporary jobs to make ends meet. She was supporting her family and paying the bills, but, as someone who has always wanted to help others, she wasn’t feeling fulfilled by the work. Determined to make a change, Angel enrolled…
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Felicia Baldwin
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Abner Gutierrez-Herrera
Abner Gutierrez-Herrera always knew he would return to school to better his future, and some good timing helped him do just that. After graduating from high school in 2006, Abner immediately started looking for work. He spent the next five years working in pyrotechnics, setting up firework shows, and as a freelance videographer – anything he…