Leticia Vasquez

For Leticia, it is important to make the college admissions process as equitable as possible and eliminate barriers for New York City youth who are systematically marginalized by educating and mentoring them to leverage their assets and utilize the resources available to them to place them on the same playing field as their privileged counterparts. It is also a passion of Leticia’s to educate, challenge, and shift the mindset of educators to see the potential, promise, and assets of our young people, and steer them away from the indoctrinated deficit mindset. Today, Leticia is an Education Consultant, supporting community-based and college access organizations, and schools in developing a postsecondary program that informs and empowers first-gen New York City high school students to find their best fit. Leticia has previously served on boards, committees, and councils, locally and nationally including the National Association for College Admission Counseling, the New York State Association for College Admission Counseling, ACCEPT Admissions Community Cultivating Equity & Peace Today, and the National College Attainment Network. Leticia received her BA from Hunter College and her MA in Higher and Postsecondary Education at Columbia University’s Teachers College. Leticia hopes her professional journey will lead her to continue supporting the elevation and success of first-generation and BIPOC folks.