{"id":26,"date":"2023-02-09T13:05:23","date_gmt":"2023-02-09T17:05:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/bobcat-first\/?page_id=26"},"modified":"2026-06-01T16:45:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T20:45:11","slug":"kessler-program-staff","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/bobcat-first\/kessler-program-staff\/","title":{"rendered":"Kessler Scholars Program Staff"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Kessler Scholars Program staff members are committed to student growth and academic success. We are here for you, from the moment you decide to enroll at Bates until the day you graduate, and beyond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Misa Beltran-Guzman<\/p>

Visiting Lecturer and Director of First-Generation Programs<\/p>

\n\t\t\t\tmbeltranguzman@bates.edu<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/p>

207-755-5971<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Kayla I. Bridgeman<\/p>

\n\t\t\t\tkbridgem@bates.edu<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/p>

Assistant Director of First-Generation Programs<\/span>
207-755-5979<\/a>
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Vega, Bianca A.

bvega@bates.edu

Kessler Scholars Program Coordinator
Student Center for Belonging and Community

207-786-6033<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n

Bianca A. Vega<\/p>

\n\t\t\t\tbvega@bates.edu<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/p>

Kessler Scholars Program Coordinator<\/span>
207-786-6033<\/a>
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