Alumni Spotlights

It's always a pleasure reconnecting with Breakthrough Alumni and celebrating the meaningful work and paths you have paved after Breakthrough. We'll keep posting new stories and updates here... read on!

BREAKTHROUGH ALUMNI STORIES

Scholar Alumna: Charlette Hardy

Living The Breakthrough: Moving through or beyond an obstacle is the dictionary definition of breakthrough. It is also an experience all

Scholar Alumna: Kamryn Davis

As Breakthrough gears up for the start of the Summer Program, we enjoy connecting with and celebrating Scholar Alumni! This Alumni...

Teaching Fellow Alumnus: Matthew Tossman

A Breakthrough Teaching Fellow, Twenty Years Later “The type of educator I became came from the people that I worked with at...

Scholar Alumnus: Drew Bukasa

Paying it forward “Being around kids who actually wanted to learn made me see school in a different light.” Drew Bukasa and his twin...

Scholar Alumna: Brielle Jordan

It’s always a pleasure connecting with our Breakthrough of Greater Philadelphia alumni, and speaking with was no exception. She joined...

Teaching Fellow Alumna: Azure Lintulahti

What was the interview process to become a Teaching Fellow at Breakthrough? At the time, all interviews were still virtual. For the...

Scholar Alumnus: Jamal Hill, Esq.

Breakthrough Board Member and Alum Jamal Hill, Esq. understands the value of educational investment better than most. Before he became...

Teaching Fellow Alumna: Gena Merliss

Gena Merliss was studying abroad in Kenya in 1996 when a package arrived. In it was a hand decorated acceptance letter to become a...

Teaching Fellow Alumna: Iliana Correa

Teaching Fellow alumni Iliana Correa is an inspiring example of how Breakthrough is helping change STEM education today. Breakthrough...

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