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ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï Access and Opportunity Programs Representatives at Capitol Hill

April 14, 2022

A group shot of employees in front of the U.S. Capitol

TRIO professionals and students from across Idaho gathered on Capitol Hill recently to gain leadership skills and share the successes of Idaho programs with congressional offices.

ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï programs were represented by Dr. Sari Byerly, Assistant Vice President Access and Opportunity Programs; Amy Christensen, Director TRIO Veterans/President-Elect Idaho Association of TRIO Professionals; Samantha Jimenez Castro, MBA student and ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï TRIO Alumni; Dalene Hunter, ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï TRIO McNair Scholar and ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï TRIO Student Support Services participant; Jo Do, ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï TRIO McNair Scholar and ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï TRIO Student Support Services participant; Maya Peters-Greño, ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï TRIO McNair Scholar; and Leslie Maldonado, ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï TRIO McNair Scholar.

Every year, TRIO professionals from across the United States and its territories gather on Capitol Hill to provide updates and advocacy for the TRIO programs. These programs, initially enacted as part of Lyndon B. Johnson’s War on Poverty in the 1960’s, are critical federal investments to the states to provide educational access to limited income, first-generation communities, as well as services to veterans, individuals with disabilities, and under-resourced communities.

 


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