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Bay Area
Staff
Isaac Buwembo: Designing in Equity
At Year Up, Isaac is doing his life’s work: working in innovation, at the intersection of human-centered design and racial equity.
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Greater Philadelphia
Alumni
Finding His Sweet Spot: Paul Funches
Embracing opportunity and education, Paul found his ‘sweet spot’ as a Digital Innovation and Systems Associate Specialist at Merck and communications student at Temple University.
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Greater Boston
Alumni
Kio Ortega: Creating her Own Story at Harvard University
A single mother and program coordinator at Harvard, Kio bet on herself to reach her full potential.
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Jacksonville
Alumni
Malcolm Smith: Defying Expectations to Achieve Success
How Malcolm turned negative words into positive outcomes
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Rhode Island
Alumni
It Takes a Village: Karina Tapia
How this student was able to balance personal growth and motherhood with help from Year Up United.
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Bay Area
Alumni
Christian Rubio: A Winning Recipe for Career Success
Christian, who works as an Associate Insights Analyst at LinkedIn, finds creative parallels between cooking and coding.
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