overcoming adversity and achieving dreams through higher education
Shortly after announcing Odyssey theater professor Baron Kelly’s national honor and Odyssey cofounder Jean Feraca’s selection for the Athena Award, we learned that Odyssey’s Director of Development and Community Partnerships, Jenny Pressman, had been chosen as a 2021 YWCA Woman of Distinction for her decades of pioneering work championing racial and gender equity. At a …
“It’s a sweep! When I nominated four amazing Odyssey women for prestigious Business Forum of Madison scholarships, I hoped all four would win the four adult scholarships — and they did!” says Odyssey codirector Emily Auerbach. In their acceptance remarks, Nicole Pecku ’09, Char Braxton ’06, Milli Lau ’14 and Lolita Phillips ’13 all pointed …
“Odyssey is a major reason why I have succeeded. It was my foundation, my stepping stone, to overcoming so many obstacles.” So said Dominique Christian, Odyssey Class of 2009, who earned her master’s degree in social work (MSW) last month from the UW–Madison. Other Odyssey graduates earning May 2021 bachelor’s degrees include Tasha McKenzie (Edgewood …