Equitable and Inclusive Coaching team

Team members

• Vincent Briley
• Dr. Damon Hillman
• Sheryl Johnson
• Jane C. Smith
• Dr. Inger Swimpson

Resources

• TRIO
• Presidential Scholars Program
• Men Empowering Network (M.E.N)
• Youth Opportunity Centersnew window
• African American Health Programnew window
• BONDnew window
• BOND Learning & Leadership Institute for Boysnew window

Professional Organizations

• Top Black Professional Organizations

Publications

• "The Texas counter-revolution of 1836"new window
• "Ethnic and Racial Identities of Second-Generation Black Immigrants in New York City" (1994)
• "Middle Eastern and North African Americans may not be perceived, nor perceive themselves, to be White "(2022)
• "The U.S. Census sees Middle Eastern and North African People as White. Many Don't." (2022)
• "Immigration and Changing Identities" (2018)
• "Complicating Blackness: Black Immigrants & Racial Positioning in U.S. Higher Education" (2014)
• "When women and Black Americans rarely influenced federal policy, Lois Dickson Rice lobbied successfully for the creation of the Pell Grant"new window
• "In 50 years, the Pell Grant has helped over 80 million people go to college"new window

Team members:

• Smitha Darisipudi
• Susan Booth 

I. At Montgomery College

The AANAPISI Planning Group

Montgomery College is an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander - Serving Institution. In order to receive this designation, at least 10 percent of a college’s enrolled undergraduate students must identify as Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander. Montgomery College’s AANAPISI Planning Group’s mission “is to bring awareness of our Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander employees and students at Montgomery College. We provide resources to help our AANAPISI employees and students thrive, be successful, and reach their professional and personal goals at the College and surrounding community.” Find out more information about the AANAPISI Planning Group, celebrations, and events.

Other Resources

• Financial Aid
• International and Multicultural Resource Center
• MC Pride and Allies
• Student Wellness Center

II. Student Clubs

• Download flyer: The AANAPISI Student Club (PDF, )
• Student Club Handbook (PDF, )

III. In the Community

• Asian American Health Initiativenew window
• Asian American LEAD - Empowering Confident Youth Leadersnew window
• Asian Pacific American Legal Resource Center – Legal Resources for the Asian Pacific American Community in the Washington, D.C. Areanew window 
• Korean Community Service Center of Greater Washingtonnew window
• Montgomery County MD Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Projectnew window
• Stop AAPI Hatenew window

If you would like to add a community resource to this list, please send an email message to Susan.Booth@montgomerycollege.edu. 

Team Members

• Kay Ahmad: kay.ahmad@montgomerycollege.edu, 240-567-1804, Germantown Campus, HS 132
• Michal Marell: michal.marell@montgomerycollege.edu, 240-567-7241, Rockville Campus, MT 512B
• Genesis Powers: genesis.powers@montgomerycollege.edu, 240-567-1689, Takoma Park/Silver Spring Campus, P3 209

ATPA and ELAP support students with English as a Second Language (ESL) needs. Our mission is to bridge language barriers and enhance the educational journey for ESL students. By pooling our resources and expertise, we are dedicated to fostering a more inclusive learning environment. Together, we are empowering students to overcome language challenges and achieve their educational aspirations.

• MC ELAP Program
• MC Library: Find Sources: English Language for Academic Purposes (ELAP)

Testimonials

Academic Coaches

• Leah Tedla: Bio
• Dr. Chernet Weldeab: Bio

Resources
(በሞንትጎመሪ ኮሌጅ ለኢትዮጵያውያን እና ለኤርትራውያን አሜሪካውያን ተማሪዎች መርጃዎች)

MC Amharic Language Resource Page 

Watch a short video on how ATPA is helping Ethiopian and Eritrean American Students succeed academically. (መግቢያ፡ እባክዎን ጥቂት ደቂቃዎችን ይውሰዱ እና ATPA ኢትዮጵያውያን እና ኤርትራዊያን አሜሪካዊያን ተማሪዎች በአካዳሚክ ውጤታማ እንዲሆኑ እንዴት እየረዳቸው እንደሆነ አጭር ቪዲዮ ይቀላቀሉን።)

I. Student Aid & Internships  (I. የተማሪ እርዳታ እና ልምምድ)

Financial Aid and Scholarship Opportunities (የገንዘብ ድጋፍ እና ስኮላርሺፕ እድሎች)

1. Montgomery College Office of Financial Aid( የሞንትጎመሪ ኮሌጅ የገንዘብ ድጋፍ ቢሮ)
2. Foundations (መሠረቶች)
   • Herb Block Foundation Scholarshipsnew window
3. Scholarships
   • Ethiopian American Scholarships (PDF, ) የኢትዮጵያ አሜሪካ ስኮላርሺፕ

Internships: ልምምዶች

• Top Diversity, Minority, and African American Internship Programsnew window (ከፍተኛ ብዝሃነት፣ አናሳ እና አፍሪካዊ አሜሪካዊ የመለማመጃ ፕሮግራሞች)
• Johns Hopkins STEM internshipnew window  (ጆንስ ሆፕኪንስ)
  Contact: Sharese Essien  (She/Her/Hers), Sr. Admissions Officer, Master of Public Health Program, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, 615 N. Wolfe Street, Room W1015, Baltimore, MD 21205, sessien1@jhu.edu. 

II. Health and Wellness: ጤና እና ደህንነት;

• Student Wellness Center

III. Student Clubs and Organizations: የተማሪ ክለቦች እና ድርጅቶች፡-

• Student Club Handbook (PDF, ) (የተማሪ ክለብ መመሪያ መጽሐፍ)
• Montgomery College Ethiopian Students Organization  የሞንትጎመሪ ኮሌጅ የኢትዮጵያ ተማሪዎች ድርጅት
• MC PRIDE+ Club
• Montgomery College Office of Equity and Inclusion: Contact: Jeanette Rojas
• MC Student Senate

IV. In the Community  በማህበረሰብ ውስጥ

Health and Basic Needs: ጤና እና መሰረታዊ ፍላጎቶች፡-

• Montgomery County Latino Health Initiativenew window (የሞንትጎመሪ ካውንቲ ላቲኖ ጤና ተነሳሽነት )
• Ethiopian Community Centernew window (የኢትዮጵያ ማህበረሰብ ማዕከል)
• Capital Area Foodbanknew window (ካፒታል የምግብ ባንክ)
• Montgomery County Caresnew window (ሞንትጎመሪ ግዛት ያስባል)
• Housing (መኖሪያ ቤት)

Video Testimonials

ATPA Students

• Fikir Mantegaftot
• Meba Tadesse
• Fenet

Team Members:

• Dr. Khady Diene
• Marie Arthus

MC Resources (Les resources a MC)

• Office of Financial Aid (les bourses scolaires de MC)
• Learning Centers (les centres de soutien academic)
• Classes and Academic Support in Multiple Languages (Les cours et les soutiens acdemiques dans plusieurs langues)
• Institutional Grants (les bourses de l’université)
• Refugee Training Center (Les centres pour refugiés )
• Financial Information (L’aide financière)
• MC News: "Cameroon Connection" (L’actualité a MC)
• International and Multicultural Student Services
• Internships (les stages)
  • Top Diversity, Minority, and African American Internship Programs (les meilleurs programmes pour les stages des minorites et des Africains americains)new window
  • Johns Hopkins STEM Internshipnew window: Contact: Sharese Essien, Sr. Admissions Officer, Master of Public Health Program, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, 615 N. Wolfe Street, Room W1015, Baltimore, MD 21205; sessien1@jhu.edu  
• Health and Wellness (La santé et le bien être)
  • Student Wellness Center 
• Student Clubs and Organizations (les associations d’étudiants)
  • Student Club Handbook (PDF, )
  • MC PRIDE+ Club
  • Montgomery College Office of Equity and Inclusion (Le bureau pour l’equité et l’inclusion): Contact: Jeanette Rojas
  • MC Student Senate (Le Sénat des étudiants)

In the Community: Health and Basic Needs (La santé et les premiers besoins)

• Montgomery County Cares: Locationsnew window
• Housing: Les logements 

Community Resources

• Sénégal Embassy, DC Address: 2215 M St NW, Washington, DC 20037 Phone: (202) 234-0540
• l’Association des Sénégalais d’Amérique («L’ASA»)new window
• French Embassy, DC Address: 4101 Reservoir Rd NW, Washington, DC 20007 Phone: (202) 944-6000
• Alliance Fancaisenew window
• Côte d'Ivoire Embassy, DC Address: 2424 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, DC 20008 Phone: (202) 797-0300
• Haïti Embassy, Address: 2311 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, DC 20008 Phone: (202) 332-4090
• Association of Haitian Professionals (AHP)new window
• Gabon Embassy Address: 2034 20th St NW, Washington, DC 20009 Phone: (202) 797-1000
• Cameroun Embassy Address: 2349 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, DC 20008 Phone: (202) 265-8790
• https://www.arlingtondiocese.org/diocesean-cultural-ministries/african---african-american/cameroonian/cameroonian-community/ 

Resources for Congolese Students

• Embassynew window 
• Congolese Community of Washington Metropolitan CCWMnew window
• Benin Embassy Address: 2124 Kalorama Rd NW, Washington, DC 20008 Phone: (202) 232-6656
• Burkinafasso Embassynew window

Team Members

• Dr. Rosa M. Garcia
• Dr. Juan A. Esparza-Trujillo
• Dr. Ofelia Olivero

Student Aid & Internships

Financial Aid and Scholarship Opportunities

• Montgomery College Office of Financial Aid (Spanish page)
• MC Foundation
• Herb Block Foundation
• Scholarship Resource Guide 2023-2024: MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund)new window
• Hispanic Scholarship Fundnew window

Internships:

• Internships at federal agencies for Latinx Studentsnew window
• Johns Hopkins STEM internshipnew window: Contact: Sharese Essien, Sr. Admissions Officer, Master of Public Health Program, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, 615 N. Wolfe Street, Room W1015, Baltimore, MD 21205
  sessien1@jhu.edu

Health and Wellness

• Student Wellness Center

Student Clubs and Organizations

• Montgomery College Latinx Student Union
• The Dream Alliance: Student Club Advisor: email Gloria Bonilla
• Latinx Student Union: Interim Student Club Advisor: email José Medrano, Counselor and Professor: 
• Men Empowering Network (M.E.N) Mentoring: email José Medrano, Counselor and Professor
• Student Club Handbook (PDF, )
• TP-SS Clubs (PDF, )
• MC PRIDE+ Club
• MC Office of Equity and Inclusion: Contact: Jeanette Rojas
• Student Senate

In the Community

Health and Basic Needs

• Montgomery County Latino Health Initiativenew window
• CASA of Marylandnew window
• Identity-Youthnew window: 
• Mary’s Centernew window
• Capital Area Food Banknew window
• iworksmcnew window
• MontCaresnew window

Housing

• Student Wellness Center Social Resources

What People are Saying

I immigrated in 2014 from El Salvador to work and study in the United States. I am the oldest of seven siblings, and I would like to be an example for my siblings to seek higher education, too. I am a part-time HVAC student, and I am working full time as a truck driver. I am constantly doing my best to balance my college classes and my work schedule. I enjoy being part of the Achieving the Promise Academy Program (ATPA), an especially valuable resource that helps students to achieve their educational goals. I plan to start my own business in the HVAC industry in the future to serve the Washington Metropolitan Area and fulfill the need for HVAC technicians.

ATPA Student Ricardo

Team members:

• Susan Booth
• Constance Roberts
• Smitha Darisipudi

Overview

Prioritizing more than just good grades? The Achieving the Promise Academy can help you manage everything that matters most. We've got your back.

Montgomery College's whole college surveys indicate that student parents represent about 15% of our student population. With 42,900 students, that would be about 6,400 students.” (From MC Student Parent Update Presentation, John Hamman, Chief Analytics & Insights Officer April 12, 2021)

ATPA offers student parents free one-to-one personal academic coaching, embedded course coaching, and academic skills Learning Community Hour (LCH) workshops.

From your first college course to graduation or transfer to a 4-year institution, we will support your academic and career success!

Testimonials

Coming Soon

Resources for Students

• MC ASCEND Student Parent Initiative. 
  • Contact: Ja’Bette Lozupone at jabette.lazupone@montgomerycollege.edu
• MC Policies Related to Student Parents
• Montgomery College Student Parent Questionnairenew window
• Single Parent Conference 
• The Generation Hope Scholar Programnew window
• The Student Parent Alliance
  • Contact: Ramica Allen at ramica.allen@montgomerycollege.edu 

 

Team members:

• Smitha Darisipudi
• Constance Roberts
• Susan Booth

ATPA Coaching and Disability Support Services

ATPA personal academic coaches and embedded academic coaches work in partnership with students and the Disability Support Services Team to help students build on their strengths, navigate challenges, and connect with resources that support their academic success.

Resources

• DSS Student Information and Resources

Team members:

• Susan Booth
• Constance Roberts
• Smitha Darisipudi 

MC's Combat2College Program helps student veterans access academic and social resources. Veterans' lounges on each campus provide them a place to go between classes.

• Combat 2 College
  • MCT Featured Series: Combat2College
• Veterans and Military
• Military and Veterans' Benefits
• Steps to Process VA Education Benefits
• Tuition Assistance Programs for Active-Duty Service Members and Spouses

Testimonials: 

Coming Soon!

Contact Information: General Inquiries: va@montgomerycollege.edu.