Mentors make the difference

By Sheilah Kast,

Published June 14, 2023 at 10:15 AM EDT

Javier Orellana Ostorga (L) and Judith Menjivar (R) are mentees who participated in the Chesapeake Language Project, founded by Erin Sullivan (C). The non-profits assists immigrant students and their families through the college application process. Photo: Melissa Gerr

Applying to college is an arduous process. Top picks, admission tests, financial aid, extracurriculars … the list goes on. A non-profit mentors immigrant youth unfamiliar with the process. We hear from the founder, Erin Sullivan, and from Judith Menjivar and Javier Orellana Ostorga, two college students who are reaching for their dreams.

Links: Chesapeake Language Project.

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Sheilah Kast

Sheilah Kast is the host of On The Record, Monday-Friday, 9:30-10:00 am.

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Melissa Gerr

Melissa Gerr is a Senior Producer for On the Record. She started in public media at Twin Cities Public Television in St. Paul, Minn., where she is from, and then worked as a field producer for Oregon Public Broadcasting in Portland. She made the jump to audio-lover in Baltimore as a digital media editor at Mid-Atlantic Media and Laureate Education, Inc. and as a field producer for "Out of the Blocks." Her beat is typically the off-beat with an emphasis on science, culture and things that make you say, 'Wait, what?'

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