A Personal Touch

“The thing I remember about Metro is how the advisors always had a kind of personal touch. They would check in with me every week and ask me about how my life was going. My advisor would even ask me things like, ‘How’s your new dog?’ And she came to visit me at home with my family.  “I used to be shy when I was a kid just taking the Metro van in from our neighborhood, Brighton Park. But Metro even got me out of my shyness. In one English class, we had to take turns standing at the front of the class and singing a song—to win a candy bar.  It worked! It gave me confidence that I use in my job today.  “I came to realize that Metro was supporting the same things my own family believed in—the importance of education and learning to help others.” 

Quick Facts About Celia

Attended Metro
Achievement Center
for girls:
9th - 12th grade
High School:
Maria High School, 1995
College:
Illinois Institute of
Technology, 2000
Engineering
Current employer:
Lucent Technologies