Congratulations!
Year Up Chicago
Class 19
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Graduation Program
Welcome
Ariana Padilla-Gonzalez
Client Services Intern, Rush University Medical Center
Ellie McGaw
Site Director, Downtown Campus, Year Up
Aprill Hawkins
Site Director, Harold Washington College, Year Up
Masters of Ceremony
Angel Patterson
Project Management Intern, United Continental Holdings, Inc.
Kasandra Rojas
Helpdesk Support Intern, Facebook
Keynote Address
Ellen McClain
Chief Financial Officer, Year Up
Student Speakers
Datrell Bogan, Client Services Intern, AT&T Inc.
Jocelyn Arteaga, Data Analytics Intern, CIBC
Call to Action
Leonardo Maganda, Client Services Intern, Wintrust
Alumni Association Induction
Yoko Acosta, Class 13,
Year Up Chicago Alumni Association, Chair
Tyme Anderson, Class 13 ,
Year Up Chicago Alumni Association, Vice Chair
Student Speakers
Datrell Bogan
Class of July 2020
Jocelyn Arteaga
Class of July 2020
Welcome to the Year Up Chicago's Commencement Ceremony!
Dear Class 19,
On behalf of Year Up Chicago, we want to extend a big congratulations and best wishes to Class 19. Despite all odds—a global pandemic and rapid mid-internship transitions—you persisted! Your legacy, Class 19, will be one of resilience. We are immensely proud of your ingenuity, adaptability, and compassion. It is our privilege to be with you on this journey.
The next chapter holds exciting new adventures and your Year Up family will be there to collaborate, empower, and support you along the way. We encourage you to stay connected by tapping into the alumni network and checking out the resources available to you at yearupalumni.org.
As graduates of Year Up, you are poised to do incredible things and we can’t wait to see the change you create in the world.
Congratulations again!
Ellie McGaw
Site Director Year Up Chicago Downtown Campus
Aprill Hawkins
Site Director Year Up Chicago at Harold Washington College
Award Winners
College Partner
Tonja Girten-Simmons & Kayla Godinez
Community Partner
Youth Guidance
Volunteer of the Year
Hector Herrera
Bank of America
Mentor of the Year
Liz Huizenga
Adam Street Partner
Alumni Oath
I PLEDGE that as a member of the Year Up National Alumni Association, I will continue to uphold and promote Year Up’s mission and core values. I will strive for excellence and realize my potential. I will use my time and talents to contribute to the success of Year Up, its students, and its alumni. I will take action in the movement to close the Opportunity Divide. I take this oath freely, as a promise to lift while I climb, and to be a lifelong ambassador of Year Up.
Thank You to our National Sponsors
Thank you to our National Community Partners
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