{"id":33971,"date":"2023-02-26T22:27:56","date_gmt":"2023-02-27T03:27:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/?p=33971"},"modified":"2023-03-02T13:36:41","modified_gmt":"2023-03-02T18:36:41","slug":"kendall-campus-appoints-new-miami-gear-up-director","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/kendall-campus-appoints-new-miami-gear-up-director\/","title":{"rendered":"Kendall Campus Appoints New Miami GEAR UP Director"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lisa DeCastro was selected as the new director of the Miami Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Program at <\/span>Kendall Campus<\/span><\/a><\/span> on Jan. 3.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

DeCastro will oversee and promote the grant program, which prepares local middle school students to attend college by offering one-on-one mentorship and informational sessions that provide advisement on financial aid and academics.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI recognize that a lot of our students come unprepared for college,\u201d DeCastro said. \u201cThis program is a great way for me to be able to implement a lot of interventions that will work for our students.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Prior to her current role, DeCastro served stints as a STEM grant director at Kendall and North Campus. Before 2019, she also served as a STEM grant coordinator at Wolfson, North and the Eduardo J. Padr\u00f3n campuses.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

During the past six years, she has taught student success courses at Kendall Campus.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The 43-year-old earned a bachelor\u2019s degree in criminology from Florida State University in 2002. Four years later, she obtained a master\u2019s degree in educational leadership and administration from St. Thomas University. In 2021, she completed her doctorate degree in educational leadership and administration from Capella University.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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