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SOLEDAD AGUILAR-COLON

YEARS AS MENTEE: 2

GRADE: Junior

HIGH SCHOOL: Beacon High School

BORN: Bronx, NY

LIVES: New York, NY

PUBLICATIONS AND RECOGNITIONS: Scholastic Art & Writing Award: two Silver Keys, Honorable Mention

MENTEE’S ANECDOTE: These past two years with Linda have been eye-opening! There was this one particular Monday when Linda and I met at our usual spot, the Atrium in Manhattan, and did what we always do, talk. But this time, Linda and I decided to go further in our discussion. Instead of discussing politics or daily life frustrations, we talked about family. From then on, I felt a shift in our relationship and that reflected itself in the topics that we wrote about because we felt more open and comfortable with each other.

LINDA CORMAN

YEARS AS MENTOR: 8

OCCUPATION: Freelance Editor and Writer

BORN: Newton, MA

LIVES: New York, NY

PUBLICATIONS AND RECOGNITIONS: Community Preservation Corps, Underwriting Efficiency

MENTOR’S ANECDOTE: Sole had given clues that she wanted to discuss her sexuality on a number of occasions, but I did not know how to respond. One day, she talked candidly about her displeasure with the sex-education course at school because it ignored same-sex couples. This was the beginning of our ability to talk more openly about sexuality. For this, I am infinitely grateful to Sole. It really felt like Sole was the adult in creating this opening.