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Let’s Talk TRIO — 166 episodes
SEASON 7 FINALE: Mentor - James Alford, TRIO Alum & Advisor for the University of Illinois Chicago
Persistent! - William Herrera - TRIO Alum & Co-Founder of First Gen Legacy
Persistent - Jesus Maldonado, Director of Educational Talent Search & GEAR Up
Idaho Association of TRIO Professionals Conference 2026 (ISU at Pocatello, ID)
Driven - Amante' Cunningham, TRIO Alum
Still Chaotic... - Elijah Mason (Part II) - TRIO Alum
Creative - Bernadine Booky, Director of TRIO Programs at NMSU
Resilient - Dr. Kevin David Linton, Director of TRIO SSS at Salem State University
Blessed - Jefferson Clemmons, Director of TRIO Educational Talent Search
Growing Roots - Catherine Ybarra Returns
Hopeful - Cassandra Puletapuai, TRIO McNair Staff at Colorado State University
FIRST-GEN RAMS (4 of 4): Maria de Jesus, CSU Student
FIRST-GEN RAMS (3 of 4): Janeth Gurrola, Student at Colorado State University
FIRST-GEN RAMS (2 of 4): Odeth Tomas Sarat, Student at Colorado State University
FIRST-GEN RAMS (1 of 4): Delilah Lopez, Graduate Student at CSU
Your Advocacy Game Plan with Jeff Kahlden, COE Board Chair
"Hopeful" - Dr. Estevan Parra-Guerrero - Director, TRIO Upward Bound (Fresno State)
A Collaboration with JCYC TRIO Programs: The Importance of Advocacy
"Resilient" - Jackie Estrada Perez - TRIO McNair Participant (Univ. of Northern Colorado)
"Blessed" - Latoya Chambers - TRIO Alumna and Staff (Cincinnati State)
"Unabashed" - Reinalyn Echon - Advisor for TRIO SSS (ISU)
"Resilient" - Erickson Aquino - TRIO Alum & Staff
"Advocate" - Tyler Loven - TRIO Alum of Metropolitan State University in Denver
"Persistent" - Chelsey Toms - TRIO Alumna & Academic Advisor for TRIO Upward Bound
"Anxiety-Motivated" - Dr. James Pascali - Director, TRIO McNair Scholars Program
"Fun" - Xavier Travon Lewis - TRIO Upward Bound Alum
"Connected" - Erik Austin - Director, TRIO Student Support Services
"Grit" - Michael Cashman - TRIO Student Support Services Alum
"Stubborn" - Julia Kochanowski - TRIO McNair Alumna
"Curious" - Dr. Christabelle Dragoo - TRIO Alum & Staff
"Amazing" - Evelin Castañeda - TRIO Alum
"Perplexed/Optimistic" - Khadijah Dee - TRIO Alum
"Offbeat" - Joseph "Joe" Madrid - TRIO Upward Bound Alum
"Ambitious" - Christina Sebastian - TRIO Student Support Services (Dallas College)
“Dedicated” - Paulia D. Williams - TRIO Staff
"Curious" - Jamie McDowell - TRIO Alum
SPECIAL FEATURE: NOSOTROS Education Center - Lisa Retamozo
"Focused, Persistent, and Relentless" - The TRIO Upward Bound Staff at the University of Montana
Hey Friend! Catching Up with Daniela Garcia - TRIO Alum
Opinion Piece on the Attempt to Freeze Federal Programs by Juan Rivas
“A Mariposa Abroad” - Nelsy Montes-Romero - TRIO Student Support Services
"Resilient" - Michael Dillard - TRIO Upward Bound Alum
"Resilient" - Dr. Renee Delgado-Riley - TRIO McNair Alum from the University of New Mexico
"Outgoing" - Cove Johnson - TRIO Upward Bound Participant at the University of North Dakota
"Inspired" - Dr. Lydia Perez - Director of TRIO Programs
"Empowering" - Natalie DeMarco - TRIO McNair Participant
"Boisterous" - Kellyann Weber - TRIO Upward Bound Director
"Determined" - Celestina Munoz-Bryant - TRIO SSS Director
"Determined" - Daniel Krhin - TRIO Director and Financial Instructor
"Multi-Potentialite" - Jennifer Franco - TRIO Staff and Entrepreneur
"Ambitious" - Mercy Herrera - TRIO Alum
"Passionate" and "Meticulous" - Melinda and Seferino Gurule - Former TRIO Staff Members
"Optimist" - Kamakshi Velamuri - TRIO SSS Student @ NCCU
"Ambitious" - Emmanuel Lopez - Director of the Latinx Resource Center
"Persistent" & "Dynamic" - Yo TRIO! x Let's Talk TRIO - E. Jim Oree and Rod Adams
"Passionate" - Sam Blanco III (SB3) - COE Board Chair and Associate Director for Pre-College TRIO Programs
"Try-er" - Catalina Arana Mendoza - TRIO Alum
"Motivated" - Dr. Christopher Baca - TRIO Staff
"Goofy" - Jasper Wojtach - TRIO Alum
"Persistent" - Sandra Carmona Jobe - TRIO Staff and Consultant
"Inquisitive" - Laquanna Sledge - TRIO Student Support Services Staff
"Megalomaniacal" - Micah Autry - Motivational Speaker, Enterpreneur, and Author
"Inspiring" - Nelsy Montes-Romero - TRIO Student Support Services
"Inspiring" - Catherine Ybarra - TRIO Staff & Alum
"Courageous" - Yosiah Davila - TRIO Alum
A Warrior Without Frontiers Part III - Amaris Lopez - TRIO Alumni
”Sister Thorough” - Kim Jones - President of the Council for Opportunity in Education (COE)
”Determined” - Lisa Retamozo - Founder & CEO of NOSOTROS Education Center
First Generation Day 2023 at Colorado State University (11/8/2023)
”Unpredictable” - Danielle Pacheco - TRIO SSS Alum
”Hopeful” - Elias G. Quiñonez - TRIO UB Alum
”Persistent” - Horacio Aceves - TRIO Alum & Upward Bound Staff
”Adaptable” - Matt Bisek - Executive Director of Oregon TRIO Association
”Caring” - Kurtis Griess - Director of TRIO SSS at State Fair Community College & Founder of TRIOjoblist.com
”Organized Chaos” - Elijah Sandoval - TRIO Student Support Services Participant (AAC)
The Council for Opportunity in Education’s (COE) Past Presidents Dr. Arnold Mitchem & Maureen Hoyler
”Willing” - Joselynn Castillo - TRIO Student Support Services Alum
”Fun” - Cindy Gerhardt - TRIO Student Support Services Alum
”Optimistic” - Armando Maqueda - TRIO Student Support Services
”Tenacious” - Jazmin Trujillo - TRIO Alum of Talent Search & Upward Bound
“Grateful” - Dekendrick Murray TRIO Alum & Staff
ASPIRE WYCO Conference 2023
”Disciplined” - Pablo Rosas - TRIO Student Support Services Alum from Colorado State University
”Tenacious” - Doria Wormbly - Former TRIO SSS Staff & CEO/Founder of the Sailor Justice Project
”Appreciative” - Angelica Valdez - Alum of TRIO Upward Bound & Student Support Services
”Latina & Proud” - Nohemi Lara-Miller - Title V Director at Clovis Community College (NM) Former TRIO Staff (ENMU)
”Charismatic” - Yesenia Sanchez - TRIO McNair Alum and Graduate of Columbia University
”Creative” - Lauren Sisneros - TRIO Upward Bound Alum & Graduate of CSU-Pueblo and Colorado State University
”Thankful” - Amber Myren - TRIO Advocate and Educator
”Dedicated” - Myria Davis - TRIO McNair Alum from the University of Oklahoma
”Loud & Proud” - Alee Landeros - Academic Advancement Center Alum (TRIO SSS) at Colorado State University
”Ambitious” - Felicia Rivera - TRIO Upward Bound Alum of Eastern New New Mexico University
”Dependable” - Ellie Chavez - TRIO Upward Bound Alum (Eastern New Mexico University)
”Community Organizer” - Sol Sandoval - TRIO Student Support Services Alum (CSU-Pueblo)
”Dedicated” - Kelvin Weathers - TRIO Advocate
Interview with Luis Perez, Jr. - Former TRIO Staff and CEO of Pre-Degree (Educational Consultancy Company)
”Navajo College Student Discusses the Importance of Community Support” - Rachel Yazzie - Alumni TRIO Student Support Services at Central New Mexico Community College
Interview with Janelle Seward - Founder and CEO of TIME with Janelle and TRIO Alum and former Staff of Talent Search
Interview with Cristobal ”Chris” Garcia - TRIO Talent Serch Alumni and Associate Director of Alumni Relations at the University of Northern Colorado
”Scar Tissue” - Interview with Brittany Tabor - Director of TRIO Upward Bound at UNM-Gallup
A Warrior Without Frontiers (Amaris Lopez - Episode II)
Let‘s Talk Best (Anime)... with Margelina Bahe - Participant of the UNM-Gallup TRIO Upward Bound Program
Interview with Anthony (Tony) Culpepper, Jr. - Doctoral Candidate in Higher Education at Saint Peter‘s University and Former TRIO Staff
Interview with Trent Ball - Associate Vice-President for Equity and Access at Southeast Missouri State University
Interview with Ellen Scott - Alumna of the TRIO Student Support Services at the University of New Mexico (ABQ)
Interview with Austyn Richards - TRIO Educational Talent Search Advisor and Alum
Interview with Dr. Brittany Murray - Alum of the TRIO McNair Program and Graduate of the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
Interview with Dr. Rachel Renbarger - Alum of the TRIO McNair Program and Graduate of the University of Oklahoma and Baylor University
Interview with Kimberly Gomez - TRIO Upward Bound Math/Science Alum from Pasadena City College (CA)
Interview with Misty Burch - TRIO Upward Bound Alum at Eastern New Mexico University
Interview with Cynthia Martinez - TRIO Upward Bound Alumna of Hope College (MI)
Interview with Araceli Ramirez - Student at the University of New Mexico (UNM) and Participant of the TRIO Student Support Services Program
Interview with Janey Moran - Student and Participant of Colorado State University's Academic Advancement Center TRIO Student Support Services Program
Interview with Andrew Gonzalez - Former Director of College Enrichment Programs at the University of New Mexico (UNM)
Interview with Rob Carriaga - Achievement Coach for the TRIO Student Support Services Program at Central New Mexico Community College
Interview with Jacqueline "Jackie" Sanchez-Cruz - Alum of TRIO Upward Bound at ENMU and Graduate of New Mexico Highlands University
Interview with Scott Cady, Counselor for Project Threshold for the University of Oklahoma
Interview with Sergio Galvez - Alum and Current Director of TRIO Upward Bound at California Lutheran University
Inika Williams - CARE Assistant Director and Director of Pre-Collegiate Programs (TRIO Upward Bound) at Florida State University
Interview with Richard Robert Santiago - TRIO Talent Search Alum of la Universidad del Turabo (Puerto Rico)
Interview with Soledad Jauregui - Alum of TRIO at Eastern New Mexico University
Interview with Alina Tovar - Current TRIO McNair Scholar at the University of Idaho and TRIO Upward Bound and Student Support Services Alum
Interview with Alexandria Taylor Cervantes - TRIO Alum of Student Support Services at California State University-Monterey Bay and TRIO McNair Scholar
Interview with Daniel Perez - TRIO Alum and Graduate of Eastern New Mexico University and Washington State University
Interview with Amaris Lopez - TRIO Student Support Services Participant at California State University-Monterey Bay
Interview with Kimimila Simms - Director of the TRIO Student Support Services Program at the University of New Mexico-Gallup
Interview with Silvia Sanchez - TRIO Alum of Student Support Services and Graduate of Idaho State University
Interview with Maurice Pittman - TRIO Alum and Idaho State University TRIO Student Support Services Program Advisor
Interview with the Staff, Students and Alum of the TRIO McNair Program at St. Louis University (SLU)
Interview with Jennifer Ryan - TRIO Upward Bound Alumna of Eastern New Mexico University and Math Instructor for Clovis Schools (NM)
Interview with Magda Martinez-Baca - Director of TRIO Student Support Services at Central New Mexico Community College
Interview with Ralph Parson III - TRIO Upward Bound Alum of Eastern New Mexico University
Interview with Jeff Kahlden - TRIO Upward Bound Director at Weatherford College
Interview with Jesika Alvarez Trujillo, TRIO Upward Bound Alum of Clovis Community College and serves as a Professional Representative for Vivint Home Securities
Interview with Nicole Padilla TRIO Upward Bound of Clovis Community College and Graduate of Eastern New Mexico University
Interview with Angelica Vialpando the Vice-President of Programs and Professional Development with the Council for Opportunity in Education (COE)
Interview with Yuridia Leyva - TRIO Alum (ENMU and UNM) & Biostatician at the Center for Healthcare Equity in Kidney Disease (CHEK-D)
Interview with Dawn Blue Sky-Hill - Director of the TRIO Student Support Services Program at the University of New Mexico
Interview with Fabiola Mora - Director of the Academic Advancement Center at Colorado State University
Interview with Heath Alexander - TRIO Alum and Director of Grants and Program Evaluation at Study Smart Tutors
Interview with Various Students at Colorado State University's TRIO Day 2020
TRIO Day in Denver 2020 - Pre-Recorded LIVE Broadcast from the Wells Fargo Center
LIVE Broadcast from the Washington's Music Venue feat. Ozomatli with CSU TRIO Upward Bound Program - UB17
First Generation @ Colorado State University - November 2019
BONUS EPISODE: Interview with Dr. Joyce McConnell, President of Colorado State University
Interview with Dr. Carmen Rivera - Talent Manager for Organizational Development at Colorado State University and Former TRIO Staff
Interview with Erick Donlucas - Colorado State University C4E Scholar Contact and TRIO Talent Search Alum
Interview w/ Spencer Hall, Colorado State University TRIO Academic Advancement Center Participant
Interview w/ Trina Walley, Director of Student Support Services at Clovis Community College
Interview with Tyler Loven - Participant of the TRIO Academic Advancement Center @ Colorado State University
Interview with Dylan - Colorado State University TRIO Academic Advancement Center
TRIO Day in Denver (in Collaboration with the Colorado Chapter of ASPIRE)
TRIO Celebration @ Colorado State University's TRIO House
Kayla Tejada - TRIO Talent Search Alum
First Generation Panel with Special Guests
Interview with Dr. Oscar Felix - Associate Vice-President for Diversity @ Colorado State University
First Generation Event @ Colorado State University's Lory Student Center Plaza
Interview with Amelia Castañeda - TRIO Alum and Retention Specialist for Colorado State University's Academic Advancement Center
Interview with Victoria Smith - TRIO Alum - Student Support Services and Upward Bound Math/Science
Interview with José Valdez - TRIO Student Support Services Alum
A Conversation About TRIO and the PROSPER Act
Interview with Galeth Bolaños
Interview with Rebecca Scott
Interview with Rodrick Chambers
Interview with Daniela Garcia
Introducing the "Let's Talk TRIO" Podcast!