Stacy Diaz is currently a Dean of Students at the Brooke Charter School in East Boston. Prior to becoming a dean, she was part of Teach for America in Miami-Dade, where she taught third grade for two years. Stacy earned her B.A in Psychology and Education from Smith College. Her goals include attending graduate school in educational management and meeting her soon to be 9 year old “Little Sister”. She enjoys spending time with her family, playing at recess with her kindergarten students, cooking, and hiking.
High School: John D. O’Bryant
Job: Dean of Students at the Brooke Charter School
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Bottom Line Memory: I remember when Claudine (my college counselor) would visit us at Smith every semester and take all of us to dinner to catch up.
If I could send a care package, I’d fill it with: Mug, Hot Cocoa, Chapstick, and Snickers.
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Why I stay involved with Bottom Line: Bottom Line - Boston-based college access and success nonprofit- is a huge reason why I applied to so many colleges and was properly guided on the correct way to do so. I am grateful for all the amazing mentors I have gained through Bottom Line. I have made so many friends through Bottom Line events.
People would be surprised to learn that I used to: Led the dance group at the elementary school I taught at.
The BEST part of being a college graduate is: Not taking midterms or finals!
The HARDEST part about being a college graduate is: Not engaging in intellectual and therapeutic lunches and dinners with my Smithies on a daily basis.
Join me in supporting Bottom Line by Joining the alumni board and attending Bottom Line events such as the April 8th Get In, Graduate and Go Far Dinner!
About Bottom Line – Massachusetts
Bottom Line was founded in Boston in 1997 to help disadvantaged students get in to college, graduate from college, and go far in life. What started as an organization supporting 25 Boston high school seniors has grown to support more than 2,300 high school seniors and college students from Boston and Worcester, Massachusetts. Today, Bottom Line is a national nonprofit that serves thousands of college students through its full-scale college retention program for low-income and first-generation urban students. With Bottom Line’s support, students across the country are earning college degrees, beginning successful careers, and raising themselves and their families out of poverty.
Learn more at www.bottomline.org, @BottomLineMA and at facebook.com/bottomlineinc.
