The Data-to-Action Campaign is informed by two advisory groups: the Board of Advisors and the Student Parent Action and Advisory Group. These groups provide expertise to the members of the College Community of Practice and also bring insights from this work back to the field.

Student Parent Action and Advisory Group: Original Data-to-Action College Community of Practice

Chey Bristow

Chey Bristow is a student parent at Klamath Community College and Southern Oregon University. While finishing her associate degree as a paraeducator at KCC, she is also working on a bachelor’s degree in elementary education and her teaching license. She is a mom to a 2-year-old girl who is a social butterfly. Chey recently started a local club at Klamath Community College where she hopes to engage with many different parenting students and help provide information on available resources.

Kevin Relf 

Kevin Relf is a student parent at Lane Community College in Oregon. He is a new student parent, just getting started with college, and a father to a very curious 8-year-old daughter. He believes that education is the foundation of success and exploration in this evolving world and that every family should have access to this resource. Kevin is committed to ensuring equity for all student parents in our institutions and across all walks of life. He values parenthood as a journey in which we should cherish and recognize each individual experience equally.

Alyssa C. Callender 

Alyssa C. Callender is a single parent to a young son. She earned her MS in prevention science through the University of Oregon and will soon enter its special education PhD program. She is a nontraditional student by most definitions, who also carries lived experience related to interpersonal violence and is committed to prevent transgenerational trauma. Her academic expertise focuses on nontraditional families (i.e., single parent households, domestic violence-ridden households, special needs parents and children, and military families). Alyssa is committed to improving how we treat one another and advocates deconstructing systemic barriers for vulnerable families.

Lynne Hamblin 

Lynne Hamblin is a student parent at Rogue Community College in Grants Pass, Oregon. She obtained her GED in May 2021 and is currently working on her ASOT in business with a focus in marketing while raising her 8-year-old twins. Lynne is a student employee at RCC and enjoys helping other students on their education journey. She recently started a parenting club on campus and has spoken at conferences around Oregon, telling her story and passionately promoting the importance of continued adult education.

Elaina N. Frieson 

Elaina N. Frieson is a student-parent expert at City Colleges of Chicago at Kennedy-King College, studying business administration and economics and is expected to graduate in May 2024. Elaina is a single mom to a daughter who is 7 years young. She has blazed a trail of academic excellence as a member of Phi Theta Kappa and the National Society of Student Leadership and Success, has earned the recognition as a student leader by leading many clubs and organizations on her campus, and she has made history as City Colleges of Chicago first Ms. Statesman’s (homecoming queen) at Kennedy-King College. Elaina advocates for all students who are parents. She is doing the groundwork needed to solidify beneficial changes in programs and support for parenting students within City Colleges of Chicago. Elaina believes all parenting students deserve to achieve their goals with the support and encouragement from their respective institutions.

Alex Davis 

Alex Davis is at the California State University of Channel Islands, finishing his journey and receiving his bachelor’s degree. He has never lost sight of being a parent to his 9-year-old daughter. As a first-generation graduate and as a cancer survivor, Alex has inspired many of those around him and continues to do so when advocating for student parents on his campus, collecting data and interpreting new ways that will impact the future of student parents in Cal State programs

Alexis Primo-Hawkins

Alexis Primo-Hawkins, a student parent at San Diego Mesa College, embarks upon a remarkable journey marked by profound personal development and continual discovery. At the core of her endeavors lies a deep-seated passion for advocating on behalf of parents and child care providers, a cause that resonates deeply within her. With an unwavering commitment to lifelong learning, Alexis embraces every opportunity to broaden her horizons and embrace fresh insights. Gratitude fills her heart for the inclusive environments that embrace her presence, prompting her to reciprocate with unwavering accountability, reliability, and efficiency in fulfilling her entrusted responsibilities.

Katy Lopez

Treasure Valley College 

Kimber Henry

Lane College 

Maria Mendez

Bakersfield College 

Student Parent Action and Advisory Group: Data-to-Action Texas College Community of Practice

To be announced!