Washieka Torres
Washieka Torres is a recent graduate and alum of Brooklyn College and The College of Staten Island. She has been a member of The CUNY Coalition for Students with Disabilities (CCSD), an organization that advocates for CUNY’s more than 9,000 students with disabilities, for over five years. She has had the pleasure of holding various positions including the chair of the retreat and co-sponsorship committee, secretary, and treasurer. She most recently served two consecutive terms as Vice-Chair for Disability Affairs for the University Student Senate (USS) and has done speaking engagements in Washington DC. Ms. Torres was recently accepted into Bowling Green State University for their American Culture Studies PhD program where she will learn to cultivate disability orientated curriculum and programming. Her hopes are to one day create disabilities studies programs and departments.
Washieka Torres is a recent graduate and alum of Brooklyn College and The College of Staten Island. She has been a member of The CUNY Coalition for Students with Disabilities (CCSD), an organization that advocates for CUNY’s more than 9,000 students with disabilities, for over five years. She has had the pleasure of holding various positions including the chair of the retreat and co-sponsorship committee, secretary, and treasurer. She most recently served two consecutive terms as Vice-Chair for Disability Affairs for the University Student Senate (USS) and has done speaking engagements in Washington DC. Ms. Torres was recently accepted into Bowling Green State University for their American Culture Studies PhD program where she will learn to cultivate disability orientated curriculum and programming. Her hopes are to one day create disabilities studies programs and departments.