Upward Bound Staff

Hometown: West Jordan/Kearns
Study Areas: Communication and Education
Languages Other Than English: I speak the Language of Love
About TRIO: TRIO gives students a pathway to success. A favorite quote of mine is “to be educated is to be able to see yourself as you are now and imagine something different” –Tara Westover. I like being part of an organization that allows students to grow and see themselves taking on roles they previously had only dreamed about. Our students will break down barriers and become future leaders to other young people and the community.
Hobbies/Interests: Hiking, cooking, reading, traveling, history
Interesting Fact: I like fish. I’ve kept a pet fish since graduate school. I would put my fish’s tank on my kitchen table and have dinner with him every night.

Hometown: Los Angeles, CA 
Study Areas: BA, Geography, Spanish and MS Teaching and Learning
Languages Other Than English: Espaňol
About TRIO: I love the Annex and working with an array of students.
Hobbies/Interests: movies, Lakers & Liverpool FC fan, futbol, basketball, cartography and hiking
Interesting Fact: I write poetry and I've been to over half of the 50 states.

Hometown:Bountiful, Utah 
Study Areas:Masters of Educational Leadership and Policy: Student Affairs. Bachelors of Sociology with a minor in Economics and certificate in Diversity. 
Languages Other Than English: None/Sass 
Hobbies/Interests:Dancing, video games, and social justice. 
Interesting Fact:I graduated with my bachelors and am getting my masters right here at the U! 

Hometown:New Wilmington, PA
Study Areas:English and Education
Languages Other Than English: Some Spanish
Hobbies/Interests:I enjoy hiking, reading, running, exploring the outdoors and watching movies with family.
Interesting Fact:I almost got a liver transplant. 

Hometown:Austin, Texas (Yeehaw!)
Study Areas:I am civil and environmental engineering major with a planned minor in physics and education
Languages Other Than English:Let’s just say I am semi fluent in Spanish!
Hobbies/Interests:I have always had a love for soccer and that continues to this day! I love poetry and playing video games with mis amigos as well as collecting vinyl records! (if you ever think of a cool vinyl let me know, I’d love to talk about it!)
Interesting Fact:I received multiple division 1 offers for soccer however chose Utah for education instead!

Hometown: Midvale, Utah
Study Areas: Chemistry!
Languages Other Than English: Limited American Sign Language
Hobbies/Interests: I love making jewelry, watching Doctor Who, and playing with my dogs
Interesting Fact: My favorite element of the Periodic Table is Aragon

Hometown:Sandy, Utah
Study Areas:Political Science, Philosophy, International Relations, Spanish
Languages Other Than English:Spanish
Hobbies/Interests:Reading fantasy novels, going to museums, and watching Netflix
Interesting Fact:My dream job is President of the United States of America

Hometown: Evergreen, Colorado
Languages: English
Study Areas: Biomedical Engineering 
Hobbies/Interest: Rock Climbing, Snowboarding, Cooking and Reading 
Interesting Fact: My favorite animal is an otter. 

Hometown: Ogden, Utah 
Study Areas: M.Ed (Educational Leadership & Policy): BA (Sociology, Anthropology, and Psychology)
Languages Other Than English: Spanish
Hobbies/Interests: reading, painting, running, baking, and thrifting
Interesting Fact: I have an identical twin sister

Hometown: West Jordan, UT
Study Areas: BA and MA in English; current PhD student for Education Leadership and Policy
Languages Other Than English: Ubbi Dubbi and minimal Turkish
Hobbies/Interests: Baking, cooking, traveling, reading, and crocheting (secretly a 90 year old lady)
Interesting Fact: I once got stranded on an inflatable rowboat in Wales