Aminta’s tenacity is all her own, but she speaks enthusiastically about the value of Ms. Escobar’s role, saying, “It’s great! Sometimes there are a lot of opportunities out there, but one does not know about them. Upon having the help, someone to be the guide, then one is encouraged to continue their education.”

LP shines this month's Alumni Spotlight on Ayline Deras, an alumna of the Northwood High School program in Montgomery County, MD.

Ayline graduated from Northwood High School in Spring 2022 and is one of our most recent recipients of the New Futures scholarship for $7,800! Ayline is going to Montgomery College to pursue a degree in Criminal Justice.

Jennifer Escobar is an alumna of our Liberty's Promise Gaithersburg CE-BELL program. She came from El Salvador at the age of 17 and is currently a graduate student at the University of Maryland, School of Social Work with a concentration in community action and social policy.

LP shines this month's Alumni Spotlight on Jaime Reyes, an alum of the Silver Spring program in Montgomery County, MD.

Jaime is a 2015 graduate of the University of Maryland and received his Bachelor's in International Business and Finance. He currently works as a Global Business Process Specialist for Roche in San Jose, Costa Rica, where he designs and oversees the implementation of financial processes for the company's Americas region.

This month’s Alumni Spotlight shines on Justin Prasai, a Civics and Citizenship alum from John F. Kennedy High School in Montgomery County, MD.

Justin graduated in May 2020 from the University of Maryland with a Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering and recently, started his Master's program in Systems Engineering, with a focus on Human-Centered and Software Systems, at Johns Hopkins University.

He works as a Systems Engineer and Product Designer at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). He recently created an application that tells you about the delays happening at airports and in the airspace around the country called National Airspace System Status (NAS Status), https://nasstatus.faa.gov/. It is used by airlines and business aviation operators, and the flying public every day for flight planning and situational awareness.

Thahur graduated from Montgomery College in 2018 with an Associate's degree in Cybersecurity and is currently studying at the University of Maryland Global Campus, pursuing his Bachelor’s degree in Computer Networks Cybersecurity. Thahur works for the National Governors Association, covering different areas such as the organization's network, Cybersecurity, and technical matters.