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;Name: Marquita Shantell Valdez;School (Cohort): Utah Valley University (2021 cohort);Majoring in: Criminal Justice;Country: United States of America;Email: [[Special:EmailUser/Shantellvaldez]]

Marquita is a [https://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Priorities:Utah_Valley_University_Student_Priorities University Innovation Fellow at Utah Valley University ] in Orem Utah. She is majoring in Criminal Justice with a minor in Entrepreneurship and a concentration in leadership. She is the founder of Breaking Barriers Utah a non profit that helps individuals with diverse backgrounds and diverse struggles. Her focus is in re-entry reform. She is a non-traditional student and a mother of four daughters. She intends to change laws and initiate alternative sentencing.  Marquita grew up in Ogden, Utah the only girl of five children. Her life experience gives Marquita a fresh and new perspective on the workings of the Criminal Justice system. Marquita supports and promotes equality and inclusiveness. She finds joy in helping others find a future through higher education, especially those with incarceration or substance abuse backgrounds. 

Marquita is the President of The T[https://nscs.org/ he National Society of Collegiate Scholars ] UVU Chapter, A student [https://www.uvu.edu/getinvolved/lead/ Lead ] in the UVU Center for student advancement and Leadership Non- traditional cohort,Vice President of the [https://www.facebook.com/uvuraices/ RAICES ] Club and the Founder of [http://www.breakingbarriersutah.org Breaking Barriers Utah] a non-profit that continues to lead others to higher education.

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