IRVINE, CALIF. \u2014 Dimitri Alberti, a field engagement trainer with Advantage Solutions, and Nataly Sanchez, a sales advisor with Advantage’s Club Demonstration Services (CDS) business, will receive Advantage Better Together Education scholarships for $10,000 each for the 2023\u201324 academic year.<\/p>\n
Alberti, a resident of Edinboro, Pa., is currently in the graduate program at Pennsylvania Western (Pennwest) University, where he is studying to be a clinical mental health counselor and hopes to work with individuals who have experienced trauma such as PTSD.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe urgent need for mental health professionals to help this misunderstood population aligns with my overall goal to improve the lives of other individuals and make a difference in the world,\u201d Alberti says. \u201cReceiving this scholarship not only provided me with much-needed financial support, it has lifted a significant burden off my shoulders. Graduate school is incredibly expensive, and with this generous assistance, I am now able to put more focus on my career aspirations.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am truly honored and humbled that I was one of the individuals picked for the scholarship,\u201d he adds. \u201cAdvantage\u2019s belief in my potential has instilled in me a renewed sense of confidence and motivation to excel academically.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sanchez, who lives and works in San Diego, attends the city\u2019s Point Loma Nazarene University as a graduate student working on her master\u2019s in education, with an emphasis in higher education, college counseling and student development.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am the first person in my family to finish high school, go to college and get a bachelor’s degree, and the first who will graduate with a master’s degree,\u201d says Sanchez. \u201cWorking as a CDS sales advisor has literally allowed me to pay for graduate school. Without CDS, I never would have been able to afford it. As of right now, I have taken out zero loans, and I am really, really proud of that. That is all because of Advantage and CDS.\u201d<\/p>\n