As the Managing Director of College Programs, will also work closely with the Director of Persistence and Evaluation to ensure CYC’s college-readiness programs and operations align with and build toward the organization’s values, vision, and KPI’s. As such, the MDCP is the chief driver of college program
and counseling strategy, staff development, mentor training and engagement, and data reporting processes.

About Me

LaShawn Robertson is the Director of College Programs. LaShawn has worked in college admissions and college access for the last 10 years, assisting under-resourced students while filling their backpacks with resources and knowledge. She earned her Bachelors Degree from the University of Louisiana Lafayette, where she also worked as a Admissions Counselor and Recruiter from 2007-2014, enrolling high-achieving minority students into college. She transitioned from college admissions into college access in 2014 at the Baton Rouge Youth Coalition, where she worked hands-on with students, instructing, encouraging, and guiding students in finding best-fit colleges they could attend with as little debt as possible.


LaShawn's passion is and has been to fill the gaps of educational inequality by providing guidance and support to any student who wants to attend college. She is motivated by the belief that all students, regardless of social-economic status, have the right to pursue and be prepared for higher education. LaShawn's free time is spent with family and friends, cooking, watching basketball, and discovering new adventures.

Specialty Areas

Students Enrolled

University of Rochester, Appalachian State University, East Carolina University, North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Pomona College, North Carolina Central University, Guilford College, Queens University of Charlotte, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Wingate University, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Xavier University of Louisiana, Howard University, Hampton University, Tennessee State University, Winston-Salem State University, Spelman College, Elon University, Emory University, Drexel University, Furman University, University of Maryland, College Park, University of North Carolina at Asheville, University of North Carolina at Pembroke, North Carolina State University -- Raleigh, Clemson University, Western Carolina University, Purdue University -- West Lafayette, Oglethorpe University, Roanoke College, John Cabot University, Morehouse College, Davidson College, Fayetteville State University, Brigham Young University -- Idaho, Louisiana State University, University of Miami, Jackson State University, Clark Atlanta University, Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University, The University of Mount Olive, University of North Carolina at Wilmington, University of Mississippi, Pace University, Arizona State University -- Tempe Campus, Hollins University, Elizabeth City State University, Lenoir-Rhyne University, Averett University, University of Richmond, Sewanee: The University of the South, Catawba College, Rhodes College, Allegheny College, Campbell University, Arizona State University -- Downtown Phoenix Campus, Belmont Abbey College, Savannah College of Art and Design, Anderson University, Loyola University Chicago, Salem College, Johnson & Wales University -- Charlotte, University of Virginia, Brown University, Johnson C. Smith University, University of Houston, Colgate University, Wake Forest University, College of Charleston, Virginia Tech, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey -- Newark, University of Northwestern Ohio, Coastal Carolina University, Oberlin College, Livingstone College, Georgia State University, University of South Carolina -- Columbia, Gardner-Webb University, Dillard University, Paine College, Miami University -- Oxford, Norfolk State University, Pfeiffer University, Randolph College, Claflin University, West Virginia State University.