Recruitment Assistant: Mrs.Cristina Antillon-Garcia

Cristina was raised in Boulder County most of her life.  As a former participant in the “I Have a Dream Foundation Scholarship” from Boulder County, she was given a scholarship to attend Metro State College. She graduated from The Metro State College of Denver in 2005 with a Bachelors of Arts in Spanish and a minor in Human Services. 

In 2004, after a Study Abroad experience in Guadalajara Jalisco Mexico, Cristina was given the opportunity to start working in the educational field.  She started helping with translations, interpreting, building bilingual Medical Assisting Programs and processing student records in the area of financial aid and college Admissions, as well as recruiting for various colleges in the area. 

A big part of her life has been to help other students pursue their career goals.  Coming from a first generation family, has given her first hand experience on the difficulties that other first generation students encounter while starting college. Her passion for helping others has grown with her throughout the years, and she has always seen herself helping others fulfill their educational dreams.

 “What’s important to me is, knowing that I can inspire others and change their lives by guiding them on an educational path.  I feel very fortunate to get the opportunity to work with CAMP as a recruiter, because I enjoy helping others accomplish their career goal. Through my experience in the educational field, I know I will continue making a difference.”

Dr. Wycoff has over twenty-eight years' experience in community-based, non-traditional education. Her responsibilities have included teaching, program administration, curriculum development, grant writing, community outreach and public relations.

Dr. Wycoff is a frequent presenter at workshops and conferences on issues confronting migrant and seasonal farmworkers, adult learners (including welfare reform), limited English proficient children in special education and other non-traditional students. Her professional interests include Latin American women's poetry, the woman's voice in world literature and the feminization of poverty.

Dr. Wycoff received her B.A.at the University of Illinois at Chicago; M.A., Northwestern University; and her Ph.D. at Northwestern University. She is the director of the MSCD Family Literacy Program and Associate Director of the MSCD College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP).

I have many years of experience working with college students. I started my counseling career as a work-study student at the University of Colorado in a Peer Counseling program. Because I am a first generation college graduate, I have dedicated my professional life to advocating for first generation student programs.

I received my Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Colorado and Master of Arts degree in Post-Secondary School Counseling with an emphasis in College Student Personnel Administration from the University of Northern Colorado. I've previously worked for another College Assistance Migrant Program, and was ecstatic when a coordinator position became available in a newly funded CAMP program at the Metropolitan State College of Denver. CAMP is a very exciting program and I feel fortunate to be back where I feel I belong.

Recruitment Specialist: Lynn “Linda” Cordova

Lynn was born and raised in Denver where she attended West High School. She attended Metro where she received her bachelors degree in Chicana/o Studies with a minor in Political Science. Lynn began working for CAMP in November of 2005. Prior to working with CAMP Lynn worked as an Ambassador for the Metro State Excel Program in which she recruited students from Jefferson High School to Metro. She also worked for the Daniels Fund as Lead Coach in which she co-coordinated the Daniels Fund High School Prep Program. Lynn was also involved in various campus organizations such as U.M.A.S-M.E.Ch.A de Auraria, Pi Lambda Chi Latina Sorority and was the Student Government President from 2003-2004.

“ I am fully committed to helping not only migrant and seasonal students get into college, but everyone interested in attending. As a person who fully understands the challenges faced in pursing a college degree, I am committed to ensuring that all students have access to it. I am excited to be in a position where I can make a difference in the lives of these students and help them attend college.”

I first started out as a student at Metro State College and as the years went on I had many struggles to stay in school, mostly for financial reasons. I worked very hard and did not have much time to finish school. I never put college as a priority in my life, or grew up believing it was, until someone at Metro noticed my struggles and started to help me get financial help and encouraged me to stay in school.

As I found my interest in the Latino community grow and especially my concern for the lack of the Hispanic/Latinos that were attending college, which I myself had experienced first hand, I decided to steer my studies toward the Hispanic communities.

In my senior year, I was offered more opportunities then I could ever imagine that helped me to grow, and expand my horizon. I was asked to be the first coordinator of the Latino faculty and staff association, mentoring program. I took on the role of the greatly privileged position and took care of the program along with Richard Paiz and Cynthia Baron for over a year, which also included time that I spent coordination it after I graduated, on a volunteer basis. Also during that time I assisted Richard Paiz in his coordinating of C.A.M.P. That at the time was not funded, but together we kept the program existed with the doors open to graduated C.A.M.P. students for tutoring and guidance.

I also became a supplemental instructor for Dr. Torres who at the time was the chair of the Chicano Studies Department and a professor of the First Year Seminar class. I assisted Dr. Torres in his class assignments and grading. I also held tutoring sessions for students who had difficulties in writing due to a language barrier. All this gave me an even greater appreciation for my education.

In 2004, I graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Chicano Studies and I a minor in Spanish. Throughout college I had many great encounters with life and learning and even had the chance to live and study in both Spain and Mexico, which are irreplaceable memories that validated my choice of study.

When C.A.M.P. was finally founded again in 2005 I was offered a position as the assistant to C.A.M.P. and I have jus fulfilled my year here as a professional at Metro and I could not be more exited with all the support and growth I have experienced with C.A.M.P. at Metro. I continue to learn and grow everyday in my career and with the great staff that I work with.