The CRREST Podcast

Unique Challenges and Uplifting Opportunities for Undocumented Students

The Maryland Center for Collegiate Financial Wellness Season 1 Episode 3

In this episode of the CRREST Podcast, we will hear from Gustavo Minaya, Financial Aid Outreach Counselor at Montgomery College and founder of Mi Futuro Education. 

Gustavo is a former undocumented youth and a first-generation college student and graduate with a passion for helping make higher education more accessible and affordable for all students, especially those who are undocumented and immigrants. He speaks of his own journey from Peru to the United States, and how he uses his personal experience and professional knowledge of admissions and financial aid to assist students and families with accessing aid.

Gustavo is a graduate of Community College of Baltimore County, Towson University, and the University of Baltimore.

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The CRREST Podcast is a production of the Maryland Center for Collegiate Financial Wellness. Helping campus-based professionals and community partners bring the CRREST vision to fruition.

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