Mental Health as First-Gen & DACA

CCCC Season 1 Episode 6: In Conversation with Cesar Quezada:

Cesar Quezada is a Coordinator for the Multicultural Center at the University of North Texas and a student in the Masters of Education Program. He is a First-Generation college student and DACA Recipient, a Dreamer who graduated from Texas A&M University- Commerce in May of 2019. During his time in Commerce, he was involved in student diversity efforts, among them as the President and a Coordinator for the Nationally Recognized student mentorship endeavor, the Latino American Mentorship Program (LAMP). As the President of LAMP he was able to receive peer and leadership recognition at the Local, Statewide and National level. Excelencia in Education named the Mentorship Program, a Program to Watch in 2018 and nominated for the Example of Excelencia Award in 2019. The LAMP program was composed mostly of First Generation Students, which gave him the knowledge of being able to work with a diverse student body and university leadership.

His platform as a young professional gives him the advantage to incorporate both the student perspectives and needs into this overall work which it includes teaching others what they can do in order to help and better serve DACA communities at their institutions. Since his undergraduate years, he has also been a part of different associations which have giving him the honor of presenting at State and National Conferences, among them the NatDC’s Diversity in Leadership Conference in Boston at Harvard’s Campus, and at NCORE in New York City.

He currently serves as the Vice-President for UNeTe the Latino Faculty and Staff Alliance on UNT’s Campus. He also serves as Vice-President of Membership for the Texas Association of Chicanos in Higher Education (TACHE) State Board and was previously a Regional Co-Representative. As a young professional, he strives to make an impact in the Latinx and Hispanic Communities as well as making UNT a diverse and inclusive space for all students. In his role at the University of North Texas he is leading an agenda focused on Men of Color research, gender initiatives, DACA and Undocu Students, and developing a Latino based Living and Learning community on campus.

You can connect with Cesar here:

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https://www.linkedin.com/in/cesar-quezada/

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