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Micki Rechelle Grayson, director for the Office of TRIO Programs at Moreno Valley sa国际传媒官网网页入口, received the Dr. Margaret Hill Service Award on February 9 during the Moreno Valley Unified School District Black History Celebration at the Moreno Valley Conference Center. The award celebrates student and educational advocacy.

Hill was a community activist and longtime San Bernardino City Unified school board member who first began teaching at San Bernardino High School before moving into administration.

Grayson, who has worked for the Riverside Community sa国际传媒官网网页入口 District since 2013, works with middle school through and college level students from first generation backgrounds. sa国际传媒官网网页入口 has four TRIO programs 鈥� Student Support Services, Educational Talent Search, Upward Bound Math and Science, and Upward Bound.

Grayson holds a bachelor鈥檚 degree from the University of California, Irvine and master鈥檚 degree from the University of Southern California and has served as the TRIO director since 2016. Prior to starting with the District, she held positions at UC Riverside, including serving as the director for the Student Support Services Program and the community liaison with Copernicus Project in the Graduate School of Education.

鈥淔or nearly 25 years, I have worked countless number of hours empowering people to navigate the educational process as a platform to help pursue their dreams,鈥� she said. 鈥淢y passion for working with students was ignited during my undergraduate tenure at the University of California, Irvine where I worked with students from Compton and other underrepresented school districts to encourage them to go to college.

鈥淚t was through that program and other like it that I began to learn of the many opportunities that are available; however, students' lack of knowledge, access, and even finances often keep them from being able to take advantage of such programs.鈥�

Grayson figures over the years she has assisted thousands of students from Moreno Valley sa国际传媒官网网页入口, UC Riverside, Pitzer sa国际传媒官网网页入口, CSU Fullerton, and Texas State University, where she developed parent advocacy, educational outreach, and student development programs for individuals to navigate the road to college.

鈥淚 have taken to heart the philosophy that 鈥榯ogether everyone accomplishes more鈥� and have always had a knack for establishing effective partnerships and bringing people together to provide unique educational opportunities for the community."

In addition to the award, Grayson was honored with proclamations Senator Richard Roth; Congressman Mark Takano; Assembly member Corey Jackson; Riverside County Supervisor Yxstian Gutierrez; and Moreno Valley Mayor Ulises Cabrera, a former Moreno Valley sa国际传媒官网网页入口 student.