This closing plenary brings Generation Hope’s mission to life through stories of strength, leadership, and generational change. Founder & CEO Nicole Lynn Lewis takes the stage alongside her daughter Nerissa Anderson, Student Parent Advocacy Alliance leaders, and Scholars to show how higher education impacts not only student parents, but also their children and communities.

From heartfelt Scholar journeys to powerful reflections across generations, this conversation demonstrates how education can spark lasting legacies of opportunity and hope.

Speakers

• Courtney Taylor-El – Director of Dallas Programming, Generation Hope
  

• Makayla Diles – Generation Hope Scholar, Delgado Community College (New Orleans)
  

• Nicole Lynn Lewis – Founder & CEO, Generation Hope
  

• Nerissa Anderson – Graduate, Towson University; daughter of Nicole Lynn Lewis
  

• Alicia Price – Student Parent Advocacy Alliance member; graduate of Trinity Washington University
  

• Rocelyn Alvarado – Student Parent Advocacy Alliance member; Scholar, University of Maryland Baltimore County
  

• Jazmin – Daughter of Rocelyn Alvarado
  

• Kenji – Son of Alicia Price