Terri Forman

Terri Forman is the Executive Director here at First Graduate. See Terri's full profile.

José Rivas Joins First Graduate® as Executive Director

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First Graduate® APPOINTS JOSÉ RIVAS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Terri Forman elevated to Senior Director, Philanthropy & Marketing First Graduate® Board of Directors are pleased to announce the appointment of José Rivas as First Graduate’s next Executive Director. José brings 25+ years of experience in college access across several positions at University of California, Berkeley. José has […]

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We welcome all, because we are one

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The decision by the President to rescind DACA is shameful and immoral. We stand by our students, 12% of whom are Dreamers. For the last 400 years, this country has been built by immigrants. The president’s own family includes immigrants. Now, he seeks to deny the rights and privileges enjoyed by 800,000 people, primarily under age

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Wisdom Moving Forward: First Graduate® Student Honored at SFUSD Indian Education Event

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On May 20th our First Graduate® student Raziel was Youth Speaker and MC at the SFUSD Indian Education Program’s annual event Wisdom Moving Forward. Raziel is a passionate advocate for the American Indian community in San Francisco, and at age 14 he holds the title of SFUSD Indian Education Parent Advisory Committee Student Representative. His work to promote

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First Gen Speaker Series – Rachel Itwaru

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In February, our First Graduate® students at James Denman Middle School were joined by Rachel Itwaru for our monthly First Gen Speaker Series. Rachel is a business analyst at Salesforce.org, a self-funded social enterprise that provides technology solutions to social-impact organizations. Rachel spoke to our students about her family’s background and challenges, her pathway to

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Donor Highlight: The Hamilton/Paul Giving Circle

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Earlier this year, Mark Hamilton and Lauri Paul started the Hamilton/Paul Giving Circle through which they, their family, friends, and colleagues pledged to raise $60,000 a year for 10 years for First Graduate. The giving circle officially launched with an intimate breakfast event where a panel of First Graduate® students and alumni spoke to invited

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