Busy First Year Scholar

Mariana Perez Flores is a first year WEAA scholar majoring in English and Creative Writing. She recently joined Northwestern’s Ballet Folkolorico and is participating in two partner dances, Las Amarillas and El Circo ,that will be performed in the Spring Show of 2023 Both dances involve zapateado and are focused on the Mexican states of Nuevo Léon and Guerro. 

She began rushing for the Kappa Delta Chi sorority on January 16, 2023. The sorority is focused on serving the Latino community and is made up of Latina scholars across the country. They have completed the pinning ceremony and are currently planning a fundraising event alongside new members in hopes of raising funds for our sorority jackets, which are required. She is also completing service hours by volunteering for Cradles to Crayons, the Sheil Catholic Center, and more. 

Mariana is the newest member of Her Campus, a women’s magazine that is active across several college campuses in the United States and Canada. Her Campus is written by women for women and has articles based on topics such as culture, style, wellness, life, career, and more. The Northwestern staff is currently pitching ideas and putting together the Winter 2023 Issue.

Alum On The Move

Kristina Francisco majored in Journalism and graduated from Northwestern in 2003. She is currently on the business operations team at Grafana Labs, a tech company in the observability space. She has built her career at hyper-growth tech start-ups that have IPO’ed and support companies that are at an inflection point, working to scale efficiently and effectively. 

Kristina is working on a novel about generations of a Filipino-American family and their relationships to the United States, the Philippines, and to each other.