In honor of Women’s History Month, we sat down (virtually) with some of the amazing women who work to make the Calbright dream of equity and access a reality. We asked them about what motivates them in their roles, and what it is that makes Calbright stand out for them.
Amna Jara, manager of Student and Alumni Engagement and Relations, spends her days making sure that students have what they need to excel. Her current major project? Student government.
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Ashley Odell designs and teaches curriculum that helps Calbright students navigate a changing job market. The key pillars of her working philosophy: authenticity and compassion.
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Anya Elder builds cultural infrastructure at Calbright, with the goal of narrowing equity gaps and creating an atmosphere of community and belonging, where employees feel supported, so that they can can grow their careers, “and be happy about it.”
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Valerie Mondo is Special Assistant to Ajita Talwalker Menon, Calbright’s president and CEO. When she talks to people about Calbright’s self-paced model, she connects it to confidence and self-actualization.
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Jyoti Singh, Senior Manager of Digital Marketing, spends her days figuring out how to bring new adult learners into the Calbright community. She calls it “marketing for the greater good.”
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