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"The Pearl Fund scholarship came at a crucial moment in my efforts to finish
my masters of psychology and counseling at Goddard College. I was in my
next to last semester, trying to do my course work, my thesis, manage
completing the 1,000 hours of internship required by my state's licensing
board, and support myself. The scholarship was one of the pieces that made
it possible for me to juggle everything.
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I did complete my course work at Goddard and graduate with my masters
degree in January, and I was able to meet my state's licensing requirements
to become a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor. If the pieces all fall
together as planned, my license should come through in June allowing me to go
on to start my own counseling practice in July.
I am planning to focus on counseling people dealing with issues of loss, illness, aging,
and end of life. It's a great feeling to see this dream gradually coming to fruition."
Elisabeth Webster
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Lisa Alvarado, a Pearl Foundation scholarship recipient, is a poet performer, and installation artist, focusing on
identity, spirit,
and the body. She is the founder of La Onda Negra Press, and is author
of Reclamo and The Housekeeper's Diary, originally a book of poetry and now
a one-woman
performance, and is the recipient of grants from the Department of Cultural
Affairs,
The NEA, and the Ragdale
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Foundation. The Housekeeper's Diary, which dealt with her experiences as a domestic for one of Chicago's wealthiest families,
premiered nationally in Washington, D.C. in 2001, as a co-production with Sol y Soul
and Gala Hispanic Theater. She recently mounted The Housekeeper's Diary in
Chicago to critical success and national coverage.
She has performed through out the U.S. and in Ajijic, Jalisco in Mexico.
Lisa and her work has been featured in the Reader, The Chicago Tribune,
Latino USA/National Public Radio, and Public Radio International. Her
writing
also received critical acclaim from such authors as Luis J. Rodriguez and
Ana Castillo.
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