LIONTalks

Everybody has their own path, everybody has their own timeline.

Veronica Chevalier grew up outside of Chicago in Northwest Indiana and graduated high school in 2013. She attended Loyola University Chicago and graduated with a Bachelor of Business Administration in both Marketing and Sport Management. Veronica moved to Texas in July after her senior year of college after having accepted a Graduate Assistant position at TAMUC.

While at TAMUC, Veronica served Campus Recreation as the Graduate Assistant for Aquatics and Risk Management and then as the Graduate Intern for Fraternity and Sorority Life. In March of 2019, Veronica moved to South Bend, Indiana, and started as the Aquatics Program and Risk Management Coordinator with the University of Notre Dame RecSports. She returned to Commerce to graduate with her Masters of Science in Higher Education Administration in May of 2019.

Cesar Is Living the Dream!

Cesar Quezada is a Coordinator for the Multicultural Center at the University of North Texas and a student in the Masters of Education Program. He is aFirst-Generation college student and DACA Recipient, a Dreamer who graduated from Texas A&M University- Commerce in May of 2019. During his time in Commerce, he was involved in student diversity efforts, among them as the President and a Coordinator for the Nationally Recognized student mentorship endeavor, the Latino American Mentorship Program (LAMP). As the President of LAMP he was able to receive peer and leadership recognition at the Local, Statewide and National level. Excelencia in Education named the Mentorship Program, a Program to Watch in 2018 and nominated for the Example of Excelencia Award in 2019. The LAMP program was composed mostly of First Generation Students, which gave him the knowledge of being able to work with a diverse student body and university leadership.

It's Always a Great Day to be a Lion

Vincent is a 2016 graduate of the social work program at A&M-Commerce. Vincent is a first-generation college student so taking advantage of what was offered was the first priority for him. Upon his arrival in 2012, he immediately got involved across campus and left a lasting impact on the campus of Texas A&M-Commerce. Vincent believes with his whole heart that it is ALWAYS a great day to be a lion.