Beth Smith, Cannabis Entrepreneur

Beth Smith has been an Elementary and Special Education teacher for 23 years, until May 2023, when she was awarded one of the dispensary licenses approved through the Office of Cannabis Management. Beth is proud to be one of the few women with a CAURD license in the state. She applied for a license with her son and his best friend and with the help of the Bronx Cannabis Hub. Read More

Gregory Pereira, Digital Skills for Professionals

   Gregory Pereira and his wife Milka run First Steps Urban Outreach, a family-owned and operated training and certification center for in-home childcare operators. Their training included Google Applications for Small Business, a four-part series where their entire team was introduced to the tools that Google Suite offers to businesses. In addition, Gregory participated in Digital Marketing training, and his daughter completed Microsoft Excel Part 1. This program helped the team at Urban Outreach successfully navigate the transition to providing digital services and has left them feeling prepared for whatever comes next. Read More

 

Vincent Navarro, EON Reality Certified Virtual Reality/Augmented Reality Developer

 As a member of the first cohort of graduates from the Lehman College Virtual Reality Innovation Academy (VRIA), I became an EON Reality Certified VR/AR Developer in April 2018. This new and exciting 10-month, non-credit training program, is a partnership of Lehman and EON Reality, a world leader in Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) knowledge transfer. Previously, I earned a BS in chemistry and a MS in computer science, both from Lehman. Read More