Meet Kristin M. Llewellyn-Liaison
Kristin Llewellyn is native to northeast Ohio, where she has served in the field of community social work and advocacy with her previous professional experience with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northeast Ohio and Lake County Prosecutor’s Office in victim services. Ms. Llewellyn cultivated her interest in working with students because of her own personal academic struggles to become educated. Llewellyn went on to earn an Associate’s Degree in Human Services from Lakeland Community College, and a Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work form Youngstown State University.
Ms. Llewellyn underwent additional professional development opportunities with the Ohio Department of Education and The Ohio Statewide Family Engagement Center at The Ohio State University in order to be effective in her role as a school liaison. Areas of emphasis that Llewellyn has additional expertise in are school based/community programming, family engagement, and community outreach.
Llewellyn’s approach to working with students and families is compassionate, practical and is judgement free. She utilizes a strength-based approach that addresses the needs of the whole child, and that assists students and families so that they feel empowered!
Favorite Quote: "We are who we are for a lot of reasons. And maybe we’ll never know most of them.
But even if we don’t have the power to choose where we come from, we can still choose where we go from there."
–The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Meet Giselle Scipione, Liaison Assistant
Giselle Scipione is native to northeast Ohio and was an active member of the Lake County 4H organization. Miss Scipione developed a deep passion for education during her time in 4H and when she taught Ohio Girl Scout troops about the various STEMM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, Medicine) fields. Scipione earned an associate’s degree in science and an associate’s degree in art from Lakeland Community College during her time at Mentor High School through Ohio’s College Credit Plus program, making her a huge proponent of secondary education opportunities. Later, she earned a bachelor’s degree in biology from Ursuline College, and she is currently completing her MPH in Epidemiology at the University of Memphis.
Scipione’s approach to working with students and families is compassionate and understanding. She focuses on meeting them halfway when feelings can’t be placed into words or actions. She utilizes a confidence-building approach that addresses the needs and wants of the child to strengthen their opinion towards learning and create a successful journey.
Here’s a great quote:
“If you are not willing to learn, no one can help you.
If you are determined to learn, no one can stop you.”
- Zig Ziglar