LaShawn Robertson is the Director of College Programs. LaShawn has worked in college admissions and college access for the last 10 years, assisting under-resourced students while filling their backpacks with resources and knowledge. She earned her Bachelors Degree from the University of Louisiana Lafayette, where she also worked as a Admissions Counselor and Recruiter from 2007-2014, enrolling high-achieving minority students into college. She transitioned from college admissions into college access in 2014 at the Baton Rouge Youth Coalition, where she worked hands-on with students, instructing, encouraging, and guiding students in finding best-fit colleges they could attend with as little debt as possible.

LaShawn’s passion is and has been to fill the gaps of educational inequality by providing guidance and support to any student who wants to attend college. She is motivated by the belief that all students, regardless of social-economic status, have the right to pursue and be prepared for higher education. LaShawn’s free time is spent with family and friends, cooking, watching basketball, and discovering new adventures.