Georgette graduated from CSULB with a Bachelor’s degree in Sociology last December. Her experience caring for her foster mom, who had dementia, for 7 years opened her eyes to the fact that there is a shortage of people working to advocate for older people. Yet, she managed to earn her degree in 4 years while also maintaining a 4.0 GPA, supporting the Guardian Scholars Program at CSULB, and leading it’s sister student organization Fostering Futures as President. These experiences all motivated her to continue on to get her Masters’ degree – something she would have never dreamed of even six years ago! Now she is on track to earn a Masters’ of Science in Gerontology by the end of 2025 and plans to begin working on behalf of older people and their families.