2024 Honoree
Monique Watson’09
BA Sociology
Educational Leader and Mentor
- Leads internal learning and development strategy as part of College Board's GenAI Studio, an incubator for new ideas and tools around artificial intelligence in service of students and educators.
- Connected Black students and families with Black professionals and college representatives nationwide through managing College Board's "Real Talk" virtual event series, helping them navigate post-high school opportunities.
- Interned with the International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP), the U.S. Department of State’s premier professional exchange initiative, facilitating cross-cultural exchanges and assisting in program coordination for international visitors.
- Co-created Poverty Has Tears, a volunteer organization and club for Stony Brook students that led volunteer projects, organized poverty awareness programming, and collected/distributed back-to-school supplies for students in the South Bronx.
- Taught English to first-graders in Madrid, Spain, as part of a service learning program during her study abroad experience.
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