Alumna Teaches Empathy Through Work with Immigrant & Refugee Families
Converse alumna Laurann Gallitto Patel ’09, ’15, has spent more than eight years supporting immigrant and refugee children and their families as they adjust to a new school life in South Carolina.
Laurann has a BA in Modern Language, a BA in History, and a Master of Marriage and Family Therapy degree from Converse.
Aïda Rogers wrote about Laurann’s work for the Carolina Family Engagement Center, a federal grant project from the University of South Carolina College of Education. Read the full story about her journey here.