Carl Desir is from Manchester, New Hampshire, and he is a breakthrough student and college-bound student alumni. He will be going into his fourth year at Boston College, majoring in biology and minoring in data science. He is excited to have the opportunity to continue to be a part of the Breakthrough community and be a mentor to the college-bound students.

Kaley graduated with a Bachelors from the University of New Hampshire. They triple-majored in Communication, Philosophy, and Italian Studies. They grew up in Manchester, New Hampshire. She works as an Education Coordinator in the UNH TRIO Scholars office. Kaley loves attending concerts, playing board games, skating, and all things art-related. She's excited to be coming back for her third year as an advisor!

Kelsey is a recent graduate of SNHU. She is currently working in healthcare but on her off time she likes to ski, hike, kayak and travel. She is a College Bound alum and loves to continue to be a part of this amazing program as an advisor.

Lajla is a recent graduate of Saint Anselm College with a double major in Cyber Criminology and Computer Science. This is her fourth year as an advisor and eleventh year as a part of Breakthrough.

Mara recently graduated from Saint anselm college with a bachelors in nursing. She grew up in Manchester and has been apart of the program since middle school. She is Now working as a nurse in the cardiac unit at Elliot Hospital.

Megan is currently a senior exercise science student at Colby-Sawyer College. She is now in her tenth year with breakthrough Manchester, first as a student and an advisor for the past three years. Outside of Breakthrough, Megan also coaches alpine ski racing and enjoys spending time outdoors.

A Wildcat alumnus, Tu Anh earned a Bachelor’s in History and a Master’s in Secondary Education from the University of New Hampshire. He completed his student teaching in the Social Studies Department at Manchester West High School during the 2023–24 school year. Tu Anh is now in his second year of teaching at Alvirne High School in Hudson.

Gloria is a graduate student with Southern New Hampshire University majoring in psychology with a concentration in forensic psychology. Her hobbies include reading, being a dog mom, knitting/crotcheting, volleyball, and basketball. This will be her first year as an advisor, and she's very excited to start this new school year and journey!

Hailey is a 2025 graduate from the University of Rhode Island with BAs in Secondary Education and English. She was a Teaching Fellow for Breakthrough Manchester for two summers, and is excited to continue pursuing her passion in equitable education advocacy and intensive student support services as an advisor for Breakthrough Manchester College Bound.

Nate is a sophomore at Amherst college studying political science and math. He has been a teaching fellow for one summer, and this is his first year as a college bound advisor. He loves reading, taking photos, and anything related to the outdoors!

Xiomara is a sophomore at the University of New Hampshire and is majoring in Music Education. Xiomara is excited to continue being an advisor for the College Bound program and as an alum of the program looks forward to continue her involvement with this wonderful community. She is passionate about the fine arts, especially music, and looks forward to helping younger students succeed in high school and beyond.

Ethan just graduated from the University of New Hampshire. This year, he is working as a 9th Grade mathematics teacher in Lawrence, MA.

Ezra is originally from Uganda, but he has been living in the USA for 8 years now. He is currently attending SNHU for his marketing degree. A fun fact about Ezra is that he can speak three languages!

Lorissa is a fourth year student majoring in elementary education at Southern New Hampshire University. She is a Breakthrough Manchester and College-Bound alumna having been with the program since middle school. Lorissa enjoys nature, cooking, music, and the other arts. She is very excited to enter her second year as a Breakthrough Advisor!

Nancy is a Sophomore at Dartmouth College studying Physics and Global Health on the pre-medical track. She is a Breakthrough student, teaching fellow, and College-Bound student alum, and is thrilled for her second year as an advisor! Outside of school, Nancy enjoys reading, listening to music, and playing field hockey.

Yakira is a Sophomore at Emerson College, majoring in Media Arts Production and minoring in Business Studies. Outside of school, Yakira has a bunch of hobbies to fill up her free time. A couple of them are hiking, baking/cooking, and reading. She also dedicates herself to filmmaking and photography, which she also loves to talk about. Yakira is excited to enter her second year as a CB advisor and can't wait to see how the year will go.

Avi is a junior at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. They are studying history and education in order to become a social studies teacher. Before working at College Bound, Avi spent two summers teaching in the Breakthrough Manchester middle school program.

Byron will be a student at Southern New Hampshire University where he will be pursuing a degree in Marketing. Byron has been a part of the Breakthrough community for around 6 years now, he was a student, a school year teaching fellow, a program assistant and a summer teaching fellow. Byron enjoys nature, music and hanging out with friends.

Crystina is a rising freshman at Rivier University majoring in nursing. Her love of healthcare has grown as she moved through high school where she was certified as an LNA and an EMT. She is also a former Breakthrough student, Breakthrough Super Saturday Intern, Program Assistant, College Bound student, and Teaching Fellow Alumni. She enjoys traveling, spending time at lakes and beaches, and spending time with friends.

Nathaniel Barrett is from Manchester, New Hampshire, where he taught at Breakthrough for 2 years. He is currently a Sophomore at Boston University, where he is studying International Relations with a minor in Spanish. Nathaniel is also involved with campus publications like the International Relations Review, as well as BU's morning news show: Good Morning BU.

Sanela is an incoming freshman at Saint Anselm College with a Health Science major with a plan to focus on Physician’s Assistant studies. She attended the Breakthrough College-Bound program her last two years of high school and is excited to continue with Breakthrough this year as an advisor to the College-Bound students.