College Visions

Meet CV Partner: Jill Simonson Luciano

“We are truly proud of our partnership with College Visions, and equally as proud to support its students on their journeys in higher-ed. You’re right, deciding to go out-of-state is not easy. It’s tough being away from our families, and our support systems. At Southwest, we aim high and take pride in setting goals that can be reached through commitment, diligence and believing in one’s self! I see students’ decisions to ”venture out” exactly like a goal. It can be done! The network of support that CV provides has definitely made these choices a reality for thousands of students.” – Jill Simonson Luciano

Jill Simonson Luciano is the Regional Leader of Community Affairs & Grassroots for Southwest Airlines. She and Southwest are proud to support first-gen students with big goals!Read her interview below.
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DONOR PROFILE WITH JORI KETTEN

“Good learning environments teach you how to think critically – how to question, how to seek understanding, how to look at something from multiple perspectives, how to put things in context. Look at the political and social challenges we are facing right now and how many of them can be connected to lack of education. Education is important to individuals and to communities.”

Jori is a woman of many talents. She is the Assistant Director of Academic Programs with a focus on engaged scholarship at the Sweater Center for Public Service at Brown University, runs the community arts space 186 Carpenter, teaches at the RISD Museum, plays bass drum, and is a board member at Community MusicWorks! Read her interview below!

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DONOR SPOTLIGHT: JIM OLICK

If you were ever wondering how College Visions has managed to help so many students get into college over the years, here is your answer. Our success is thanks to the amazing people that support College Visions on a day-to-day basis. Jim Olick believes in providing students with the right tools and resources to build a foundation in education that they may use throughout their lives. Thank you, Jim for supporting CV 100%!

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STAFF SPOTLIGHT: Gleyribel Rodriguez

This month, we had the pleasure of speaking with our very own alum Gleyribel Rodriguez, Mount Pleasant High School class of 2008 and University of Rhode Island class of 2012. Gleyribel is a CV three-fer—a CV alum, a current CV advisor, and a CV donor. Gleyribel is an amazing combination of compassionate and dedicated youth worker, and highly organized fund development coordinator. We are very lucky to work with her. Thank you for sharing your story Gleyribel, and thanks for everything you do to support CV!

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