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Introduction of New Mentoring CoordinatorWe are pleased and excited to introduce Vanessa Espinoza as the new Mentoring Coordinator of West Liberty Youth Dream Catchers!!!
Vanessa was born in the state of Zacatecas, Mexico, and lived the first years of her life in a very small town called Rancho La Hoya. When she was six years old, her family moved to Iowa, where her dad found a job at IBP in Columbus Junction. The family settled in Conesville, and Vanessa graduated from high school in 2010. “It was very important to me to reward young people who have overcome adversity from a young age,” says Vanessa. After high school, Vanessa attended Indian Hills Community College in Ottumwa before enrolling at the University of Northern Iowa, where she graduated in 2015 with a degree in Spanish with a focus on teaching and learning. Upon graduation, she was employed in the Mid-Prairie schools, teaching ESL (English as a Second Language) and Spanish. |
In 2018, Vanessa was inducted into the Iowa State Latino Hall of Fame!
The organization said that despite her young age, she "has programmed innovative initiatives, has been successful in her academic life, and has planned her professional career, but always with a laser-like focus on raising up the Latino community in Iowa."
Vanessa completed her Master's degree from Iowa State University in May 2019.
The organization said that despite her young age, she "has programmed innovative initiatives, has been successful in her academic life, and has planned her professional career, but always with a laser-like focus on raising up the Latino community in Iowa."
Vanessa completed her Master's degree from Iowa State University in May 2019.
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