Humberto Baquerizo is the Program Development Specialist, Office for Diversity and Community Engagement, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School. He is currently overseeing the Northeast Regional Alliance (NERA) MedPrep Program, and MiniMed Program (Pre-Medical Honors Program), he is a member of the Community Engagement Projects and Service-Learning (CESL) Course at NJMS. Mr. Baquerizo has a Doctoral Degree in Educational Leadership from Caldwell University, an MBA from the University of Phoenix, and a BS in Engineering Science from NJIT. His research interest includes: Student Success, Grit, Resilience, and URM Pipeline initiatives.