Keona Gardner

As a NACE-Certified Career Coach, Keona works towards ensuring that students are heard, supported by meeting them where they are, and empowered as they work on their career readiness journey. She also serves as a member of CEA's Embracing Differences Diversity Committee in order to make progress toward creating and sustaining equitable practices for marginalized students.

Keona is originally from the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Area where she received her Bachelor of Art’s Degree in Sociology at the University of Maryland, College Park. As a first-generation college student, she had the pleasure of leading service learning experiences in various states and was granted the opportunity to study abroad in South Africa. That experience is what changed Keona’s trajectory — passion-wise — to make it a point to continue to immerse herself in various cultures respectfully and serve historically marginalized communities — connecting them to more significant opportunities.