Lisa Yoffee is a freelance writer with a background in theatre and film who accidentally discovered she had a passion for college access after a friend asked her to volunteer for three summer days as a writing coach helping low-income students craft personal statements for their college applications. That weekend became a career at the nonprofit College Summit which, during her time with the organization, went from serving hundreds of local students to tens of thousands of students nationwide.
April 17, 2020
Across 16 years as a grant writer for a nonprofit that helps low-income kids apply and get into college, I…