Meet the ACE Support Staff
ACE Graduate Generalist
Yatzany Resendiz-Rivera
Graduate Program: MA in Medical Sciences
Favorite part of ACE: Making meaningful and life-long connections with a group of people who truly support and care for you.
ACE Marketing Assistants
Maria Burritt
Major/Minors: Neuroscience / Psychology / Shakespeare Studies
Year: Junior
Involvement on campus: Women's rugby, residence life, ecology lab assistant, Alpha Phi Omega, pre-law society, chess club
My favorite part of ACE: All the connections it has helped me foster. ACE has supported me while I apply to jobs across campus and Chicago, register for classes, and has overall provided me with the resources and confidence I needed to reach my fullest potential.
Ashton McKinney
Major/Minors: Marketing
Year: Junior
Favorite part of ACE: My favorite part of ACE is the community. I feel like everyone cares and wants to see you succeed. Being a first-generation college student can be tough, but the ACE staff and peer mentors really care about helping you succeed in college.
ACE Social Media Assistant
Erica Chavez
Major/Minors: Biology, Pre-Med Minor: Women's and Genders Studies
Year: Sophomore
Involvement on campus: Phi Delta Epsilon - medical fraternity
Favorite part of ACE: My favorite thing about ACE is that I always have a place where I belong. I'll always have people to go to and a community that I can call my family.
ACE Summer Transition Program (STP) Interns
Emilia Murphy
Major/Minors: Biology, Pre-Dental
Year: Senior
Involvement on campus: Resident Assistant, MEDLIFE, Pre-Health Society, Pre-Dental Association, Mujeres en Medicina
Favorite part of ACE: ACE community! From the students to the staff.
Valerie Avarez Renteria
Major/Minors: Public Health Minors: Bioethics, Business Management
Year: Junior
Involvement on campus: Co-President ACE Medical Club, Phi Delta Epsilon, Mujeres en Medicina, Public Health Club, Latin American Student Association, and work as a Desk Receptionist at De Nobili!
Favorite part of ACE: My favorite part of ACE is the unconditional support my fellow scholars and staff give me! ACE has created a community where first-generation students can go to be vulnerable, empowered, and cared for, which is invaluable to me.
Salma Muhammad
Majors/Minors: Psychology, Spanish Language Minor
Year: Sophomore
Involvement on campus: A Moment of Magic, Tour Guide
Favorite part of ACE: The events that you get to foster community in!