La'Tonya "LT Rease Miles is a content expert on the first-generation experience. Currently, she is Director of Sales and University Partnerships at ReUp Education and is an adjunct faculty in the department of Educational Leadership at Santa Clara University.
As part of her ongoing professional service, La'Tonya has served on key workgroups, task forces, committees, and initiatives geared toward diversity, wellness, equity, access, and both academic and social support for students, especially low-income, non-traditional, and/or students of color; she continues to serve on campus, regional, and national advisory boards that impact strategies and practice on broad and comprehensive levels for first-gen and first-year college students, at both four-year universities and two-year community colleges.
A proud first-generation college student and transfer student, LT earned an undergraduate degree in English Language and Literature from the University of Maryland at College Park and has a Ph.D. in American literature from UCLA.
