Teresita Gonzalez, LaGuardia Community College β22, is a chef in the making π©πΎβπ³. In 2015, she dropped out of BMCC and later struggled with financial insecurity during the pandemic. Despite being furloughed from her job twice, she persevered with help from CUNY ASAP and excelled, landing spots on the Deanβs List and the Alpha Theta Phi Honor Society. She hopes to one day get a Ph.D. in food studies.