ACHIEVE LEARNING - Key Persons
Evelyn Boria-Rivera earned her Ph.D. from the University of Notre Dame in 2009 and is now serving as a fellow at UCLA in the department of English. After teaching at New York University (NYU) in 2007 as a visiting scholar, Evelyn was selected for a one year fellowship at the Chicana/Latina Research Center at UC Davis. As a teacher, Evelyn has served as a guest lecturer in the Boston and Amherst areas and taught a number of courses at Emerson College, University of Notre Dame, and NYU.
Job Titles:
- Founder
- Assistant Professor of English at UCLA
Juan grew up in a San Jose ghetto and in high school was headed down the path of street crime and gang involvement when he was transformed by a chance encounter with a youth leader at the community center who introduced him to the poetry of John Keats. Juan turned his attention to academics, moving his grade point average from 0.4 into a 4.0. Despite his efforts, though, counselors often assumed his low-income background would limit his academic opportunities, encouraging him instead to apply to local vocational schools. Undeterred Juan too applied to independent scholarships and put himself through college.
Juan Sanchez is an Assistant Professor of English at UCLA and a former President's Postdoctoral Fellow at UC Berkeley. Since receiving his Ph.D. from the University of Notre Dame in 2006, Juan has become an accomplished academic, publishing essays in book collections, journals, and other publishing venues. With extensive experience in education, including teaching lower- and upper-division college courses and SAT and GRE test preparation, Juan is most importantly an inspired educator with a proven track record for success.
Madison is a Bay Area native with seven years of experience in education. She holds a B.A. in English from Lewis and Clark College, where she attended on scholarship, and has worked as an educator and manager in the U.S. and overseas. In her free time, she likes to hike, read, and write short stories.