Yesenia Olvera

Yesenia Olvera is from Chicago’s Pilsen neighborhood. While at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Yesenia worked under University Housing for four years, as an Office Assistant and then a Resident Advisor. She volunteered at a community elementary school in Champaign, IL, in which she tutored students who struggled in English. Yesenia was active with NASPA Undergraduate Fellowship Program. Additionally, Yesenia has received the Certificate of Excellence, Mother's Day Scholastic Award and was one of two students to first receive the Latina/o Studies Undergraduate Award. Yesenia worked as a college access adviser for College Advising Corps, a non profit organization whose mission is to advise low-income, first generation students, from 2014-2016. As a college access adviser, Yesenia presented at the College Changes Everything Conference in 2015 and receive the College Advising Corps True North Award. Currently, Yesenia works for Chicago Public Schools as a College and Career Coach at Benito Juarez High School, formerly at Thomas Kelly High School.