Pronouns: she/her/ella

Hometown: Greensboro, NC

Roots: Mexico

Job Title: Somos Carolina Semillas Coach

Focus Areas: Mentoring & Mental Health Equity

Community Leadership: UNCG Alianza member

dennise@latinxed.org

Dennise Lopez

Somos Carolina Semillas Coach

Dennise Lopez is a proud first-generation Mexicana-Americana. She graduated from UNC-Greensboro where she majored in Psychology and minored in Human Development & Family Studies, American Sign Language, and Spanish. She will be continuing her education this upcoming semester at UNC-Greensboro to pursue a M.S. in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. In regard to counseling, she is passionate about serving the Latinx community and increasing access to culturally-responsive care for minoritized communities. Dennise enjoys visiting local coffee shops and spending time with her family. She is most looking forward to building relationships with students during this summer!