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TRIO Staff
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Irene McKillop
Administrative Director
510.430.3128, 510.508.3840 (cell); imckillop@mills.edu
Favorite Quote: "You must be the change you wish to see in the world." –Mahatman Ghandi |
METS Staff
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Mayra Guevara
METS Associate Director
510.430.3126, mguevara@mills.edu
Education: San Jose State University, BA Social Work
Favorite College Experience: Making meaningful friendships with people from places I had never heard of. |
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Paula Fonacier
METS School Coordinator
Advisor at: Castlemont, LPS College Park, Far West
510.430.3320, pfonacier@mills.edu
Education: UC Davis, BA Sociology—Organizational Studies with minor in Community Development
Favorite College Experience: Exploring Germany, France, and Switzerland when I studied abroad for a summer. |
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Barbie Penn
METS Administrative Assistant
Advisor at: Fremont Federation and Coliseum College Preparatory Academy
510.430.3267, bpenn@mills.edu
Education: Mills College, BS in Busines Administration, MBA
Favorite College Experience: Performing hula at the Senior Thesis Concert and, of course, graduating. |
Upward Bound Staff
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Keith Hori
Interim Upward Bound Director
510.430.3337, khori@mills.edu
Education: UC Santa Barbara, BA Sociology
Worked TRIO Programs for 42 years
UB Director at University of San Francisco, UC Berkeley, and Mills College
Student Support Services Director at UC Santa Barbara
Favorite Upward Bound experience: Seeing the faces of the students we took to the Kennedy Space Center to watch Space Shuttle Endeavour launch. The sky lit up, the ground shook, and we were really happy. Dreams do come true in UB. Living with UB students for 40 summers in the dorms at USF and UC Berkeley. |
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Athena Gibbs
Upward Bound Academic Advisor
School sites: Oakland High School
510.430.2064, afranks@mills.edu
Education: Florida State University, BA in Psychology
North Carolina State University, MA in School Psychology
Favorite Upward Bound experience: When I took the class of 2010 on a senior retreat. We had unfortunately just lost a beloved male student to violence in Oakland. We were all mourning but being together, being able to talk about this wonderful person, and being able to enjoy each others company undisturbed, brought us all closer together. It was surreal! |
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Raul Romo-Romo
Upward Bound Academic Advisor
School sites: Oakland Tech & Skyline High Schools
510.430.2055, rromoromo@mills.edu
Education: UC Berkeley, BA Social Welfare with a minor in Education
Favorite Upward Bound Experience: Attending the Policy Seminar in Washington D.C. This trip gave me the opportunity to advocate for the Upward Bound program. I was also able to visit museums, Capitol Hill, the zoo and tour National Monuments and Memorials. |
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Thelma Woods
Upward Bound Academic Tutor/Coordinator
510.430.3346, twoods@mills.edu
Education: UC Berkeley, BS Chemistry
Favorite Upward Bound Experience: My first summer living in the dorms. I was able to interact with other students, take classes on campus. I felt like I was really in college. |
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Diana Acidera
Upward Bound Office Manager
510.430.3346, dacidera@mills.edu
Education: UC Berkeley, BA Political Science & Chicano/a Studies
Favorite Upward Bound Experience: Summer Residential Program with Summer Jam! I was able to interact with other UB students around California. We competed in teams in academic and recreational competitions to help build our leadership and team work skills. I loved being able to meet new people. |
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Ricardo Garcia
Program Assistant
510.430.2177, rigarcia@mills.edu
Favorite Upward Bound Experience: Staying at UC Santa Cruz for six weeks, without the luxury of going home on weekends, is by far my favorite experience. There I learned to be self-sufficient, responsible, and I met a lot of interesting people from all over the country. |
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Contact Information
TRIO Programs
Reinhardt Hall C Wing
5000 MacArthur Blvd.
Oakland, CA 94613
P: 510.430.2177
F: 510.430.2309
E: trio@mills.edu
Directions to TRIO Office
from Mills campus entrance
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