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TRiO Office Staff

Sue Huizinga   shuizin@boisestate.edu

Sue B. Huizinga is the Project Director for the Educational Talent Search program and Upward Bound programs. She has been director of ETS since 1986 and of UB since 1997. She has been a faculty member for the Council for Opportunities in Education New Directors Institute, a six year board member for the Northwest Association of Special Programs, the NASP spring conference chairperson in 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 2001 and 2003.

Sue is a Boise native who graduated from Boise High School, received a BA in Secondary Education from the University of Idaho, and a Masters of Arts in Education from Boise State University.

She is married to Jeff and is the mother of Andrew who is an architecture major at the University of Utah.

Julie Bu    jbu@boisestate.edu

Julie M. Bu is the Assistant Director for the ETS Programs, She also serves 10-12 graders at Borah High School as an Educational Specialist. She has worked with students in grades 8th through 12th, at twelve different high schools in the Treasure Valley. She has also been the Upward Bound summer school coordinator and taught Spanish during summer school for 2 years.

Julie grew up in Boise, received a B.A. in Elementary Education from Salem State College in Salem, Massachusetts and a Masters of Arts in Education from Boise State University.

Julie served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Honduras, Central America, and as an Educational Trainer. She has also taught an Adult English Language Learners classes, Spanish grades K-12th and University freshman seminar. She lives on the Boise Bench with her husband and three children.

Mysti Hill   mystihill@boisestate.edu

Ms. Mysti Hill is the Administrative Assistant and Data Entry Coordinator. Born and raised in Oregon, she was obviously a natural born Oregonian until the late 80's when she tossed her residency aside to become a wife and mother in this great state of Idaho. Both Idaho and Boise have captured her heart and soul with it's various opportunities for growth and recreation.

In her off time she enjoys a wide range of activities from camping, hiking and exploring to book stores and outrageous story telling with her children. Ms. Hill has spent the last 17 years working as an administrative assistant for various companies in the Boise area, is currently working on a bachelors degree at Boise State University, and raising three unique and inspiring sons.

Jenifer Stone   jeniferstone@boisestate.edu

Jenifer Stone is the Financial Technician for TRIO Pre-College Programs. She recently moved to Boise from Anchorage, Alaska. In Alaska, she worked for the University of Alaska, Anchorage for seven years for the Student Health Center and Career Services Center. She began working at Boise State University in Facilities, Operations & Maintenance and loves working in a college atmosphere. In the spring, she will be working towards her BA in accounting.

Jenifer was raised overseas in Japan and Korea and is eager to explore the "lower 48", as Alaskans would call it. She loves fishing, camping and spending time with her family. She is married to Jamie and has a wonderful daughter, Jaelyn.