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Yoslin Amaya Hernandez

Women's Equality Center & Wishful Doing

2020-2021 Ascend PSP Parent Advisors | Parent Advisors

Rockville, Maryland

Yoslin is a Program Manager at Wishful Doing and at the Women’s Equality Center, where she focuses on capacity building and response to emerging issues. Previously, as the Student Advocacy Coordinator with Generation Hope, she worked to advocate for and with student parents to ensure they experience success and economic mobility. She is a graduate of the University of Maryland with a Bachelor’s in Government and Politics. She also obtained an Associates in General Studies from Montgomery College. As a teen parent/student parent, Yoslin understands first hand the struggles of juggling college while also parenting. Being a woman of color, DACA recipient and student parent, she has experienced how transformative her college degree has been for her and her family and knows too well the economic mobility it provides. She has been able to advocate for herself and student parents across the nation through various engagements. Yoslin continues her advocacy efforts to make higher education more equitable for parenting students and other marginalized groups. She also previously served as the Community Liaison for Maryland Delegate Jared Solomon and as a Parent Advisor for Ascend’s Postsecondary Success For Parents Initiative.

Stories Featuring Yoslin Amaya Hernandez
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October 2, 2023
Pando: Connection, Commitment, and Growth Among Ascend Parent Advisors
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June 15, 2022
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May 17, 2021
‘1 in 5’ Episode 14: Meet Yoslin Amaya Hernandez
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October 6, 2020
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July 13, 2020
Introducing the 2020-2021 Ascend PSP Parent Advisors
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April 21, 2020
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February 12, 2020
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