10-Second Bio: Raisa VanAlstyne-Ponce, rogue cereal eater
Meet Articulation Analyst Raisa VanAlstyne-Ponce of Student Affairs. Her interests include championing secondary education, traversing the globe and taking an unconventional approach to breakfast.
Name: Raisa VanAlstyne-Ponce
Title: Articulation Analyst
Department/Unit: Student Affairs
Location: Oakland
When I started working at UCOP: September 2019
What I do for OP in 5 words or less: High-school articulation analysis
The best part about working for OP: Getting the opportunity to collaborate with talented and thoughtful individuals and be part of a collective effort to help high-school teachers and administrators prepare students for post-secondary life.
Something you don’t know about me: I have never eaten cereal with milk.
One weird fact about the town I grew up in: The town where I grew up in New York was close to where the first potato chip was invented.
If I could have any job in the world (besides the one I have now), I would be: An ambassador who works with international relations.
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