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Changemaker Profile: Kristen Glasener and Shakima M. Clency, Kessler Scholars Collaborative

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Changemaker Profile: Kristen Glasener and Shakima M. Clency, Kessler Scholars Collaborative

Advancing the success of first-generation, low-income students through a distinct cohort-based model at institutions across the country.

September 15, 2023

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Access the changemakers profile for Kristen Glasener and Shakima M. Clency here.

Kristen and Shakima are national directors of the Kessler Scholars Collaborative, a partner of the American Talent Initiative. We connected with Kristen and Shakima to learn about the Kessler Scholars Collaborative’s distinct cohort-based support of first-generation college students on 16 campuses across the country, including a new expansion to 10 ATI members! 

This interview is part of our “Changemaker Profile” series, a set of interviews with contacts across ATI’s network to learn how they advance ATI goals in their work and what their organizations are doing to advance student success.

Questions about this changemaker profile or the series? Contact Sunny Hong at @sunny.hong@ithaka.org.

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  • Tatiana Johnson is a communications associate at the Aspen Institute College Excellence Program, focused on digital media and events. Prior to joining Aspen, Tatiana worked on tax credit outreach at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities and also interned at the D.C. Policy Center and the Council of the District of Columbia. Tatiana, a proud first-gen college graduate, holds a B.A. and M.P.P. from the University of Maryland.

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