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Pre-Collegiate Programs Staff

Meet the Pre-Collegiate Programs Staff!

Upward Bound

Jessica Maner

Jessica Maner

Program Director of Upward Bound

Rosen Family Center

4076462549

B.S. Tuskegee University Political Science, 2013 

M. Ed Grand Canyon University Educational Leadership 2016 

Jessica Maner will serve as the Program Director for Pre-Collegiate Programs. A resident of Central Florida and graduate of Edgewater High School. Jessica had the pleasure of attending the Upward Bound Program while in High School. Her time as a participant in the program sparked a personal connection and passion for TRIO programs. During her college years and after graduating from Tuskegee University, Jessica stayed connected with the program and served several diffrent roles as a Head Residential Advisor and Independent Studies Instructor. Along with being an avid contributor to the UB program Jessica has also had the opportunity to work in Higher Education as an Inclusion Admissions Specialist and as an English Instructor with Orange and Osceola County Public Schools.

Her passion for assisting students with their post secondary educational success stems from her own education journey. Through her own personal triumphs and educational background Jessica is committed to serving Upward Bound and pushing the program and its participants to success. 



 

 

Loren Fowler

Loren Fowler

Assistant Director

Rosen Family Center

407.691.1264

Loren Fowler is the Assistant Director of the Upward Bound Program at Rolins College. She earned an MBA from New England College, BA from Prew Law Humanities from Michigan St State University. Loren is a native of Detroit, Michigan; after college, she relocated to Jacksonville, Florida, where she participated in the AmeriCorps program, working to provide access to services and resources for individuals with impairments. After service in the AmeriCorps program, Loren moved to Orlando, Fl, where her Higher Education career pathway started, working in departments such as Admission, Student Services, and Dual Enrollment in Seminole, Lake, and Orange County. She has always had a passion for higher education because of the love, support, and opportunities she received during her college experience. Loren has made it her mission and goal to provide expertise, opportunity, and support to enrich students' lives throughout Central Florida and beyond. She committed to serving the Upward Bound program and ensuring the students' success.

Jessica Castro

Jessica Castro

Program Coordinator

Rosen Family Center

407.646.2282

Joined Rollins: 2020
B.S., Interdisciplinary Studies: Chemistry, Biology, Psychology, University of Central Florida 2013