Category: Guest Posts & Grantee Stories
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Be Like Beyoncé, Catch Hold like Caitlin, Dance in the Spotlight like Dawn
Since its inauguration in November of 2021, McKrell Baier, “Coach Mac”, has successfully directed the BridgeUP Giddy Up Program staff and students through activities designed to develop elite level equestrians as well as serving participants’ holistic personal development. Mckrell is a native Memphian and received a BS from the University of Miami Honors Program in…
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Helen Mentor Spotlight: Kimberly Stegmaier, MD
Kimberly Stegmaier, MD, a Professor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School, a Principal Investigator in Pediatric Oncology at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, along with a host of other impressive roles, didn’t always think this would be her future career. Also trained professionally as a ballet dancer, Dr. Stegmaier didn’t initially see a physician-scientist as a viable…
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Why horseback riding?
What happens when you offer students with a unique challenge they can take ownership of and feel proud about? When you give them room to make mistakes and learn about accountability? When you give them the opportunity and space to believe in one another, as well as themselves? BridgeUP Giddy UP is more than just…
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Meet an alum of our BridgeUP: Bootcamp Company program, Emmy M.!
Emmy M., 24, was born in Maine and raised in Strafford, Vermont. She began performing when she was eight years old and has always loved theater, though didn’t consider it as a career path for herself for a long time; having no family in the theater industry, it didn’t seem like a legitimate path for…