Lashana Stokes"The most important moment in a student's educational journey is found at the crossroad where purpose, passion and persistence meet - this is the catalyst for college success". LaShana Stokes, M.Ed. has not only created this quote, but has heled breathe life in to it for students through her faculty role in the first-year experience classroom, as well administrator roles in higher education. Ms. Stokes has over 17 years of demonstrated transformational leadership in student affairs, academic affairs and the college classroom at HACC, Central Pennsylvania's Community College, which has a student population of over 25,000students. Her roles included Dean of Enrollment Management, Interim Dean of Student and Academic Success, Department Chair of Social Sciences and Assistant Professor in Foundational Studies, which offers first-year experience classes. She is now currently Content Architect for the Connect Master Student Success product with McGraw-Hill Education. The 100% digital eBook product, which is the first of its kind in the industry, is designed to help first year college students seek out their purpose with passion and persistence. To date, this product has helped to transform over 28,000 students with innovative, individualized adaptive study tools and learning systems. LaShana holds a B.S. in Speech Communication: Broadcasting and an M.A. in Education: Curriculum and Instruction and is currently pursuing her doctoral degree in Higher Education Leadership. She is a dynamic motivational speaker leading first-year experience and equity (institutional and classroom commitment) trainings and has presented at several local, regional, national and international conferences on the topics. In 2016, LaShana was nominated for the President's Award and in 2017 received HACC's Scholarship Recognition Award for her research on piloting first year experience classes specifically for under represented populations and promoting institutional and classroom equity.

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