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Dr. Irene Pocarello: Titan of Education

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Dr. Irene Pocarello: Titan Of Education

Not all heroes wear armor, some use education as a tool to make a difference. Dr.Irene Pacarello was born in the house of Hispanic immigrant workers, who migrated from Texas to the Houston in 1900s. She is known for her hard workpssiona and dedication in her community. She worked hard to bring the educational revolution in her community.

Since a young age, unlike other kids, she knew that she wants to do something meaningful in her life regarding her community so that she can make a difference. Her impoverished background made her kinder and wiser towards her community needs, from a young age she started volunteering in Hispanic community centers.

After completion of her bachelor's degree in English, she started working for the Association for the Advancement of Mexican Americans, where she helped in the creation of as school. After her Master's Degree in Social work in community planning, she managed the Youth and Adult Program, where she emerged as a great leader. In 1983 she started working at Houston community college where she worked as a grant specialist and technical writer and made a difference by giving scholarships to underrepresented and deserved students, as Campus director.

She introduced summer internship programs to help students acquire quality skills. After promoting to the position of Dean at HCC, she managed here campuses of student development. She submitted successful grant proposals to the Department of Energy in the US. After becoming Vise chancellor for institutional development, she worked on the implementation of a student success model to improve retention. IN 2008, she became Interim president at the HCC southeast college. Due to her extream levels of achievement, she was promoted to multiple positions within Houston community college. She transformed the Southern College and created hope for a better future in terms of education and employment. Due to her hard work college buildings extended to more new building that provided students the opportunity to experiment and learn new skills. She created a massive difference in the life of people around her and provided better educational opportunities to the underprivileged.

This great leader left this world on Sunday, 4th February 2018, in her battle with cancer. But she left a tremendous legacy behind her and her presence can felt in all the work that she did.

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