Lorena Quiñones is Sr. Coordinator for the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program in the Global Academic Initiatives (GAI) Unit and the Baobab Platform at EdPlus. Lorena coordinates Scholars Program activities and provides wrap-around support for scholarship recipients who attend ASU in-person and online. The Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program equips undergraduate and graduate students from Sub-Saharan Africa with academic skills and professional competencies to make significant contributions to economic and social development in Africa.