Kimara Merceron serves as the Senior Manager of Internships at College for Social Innovation. Before coming to CFSI, she served as an AmeriCorps member with the College Advising Corps, Boston University. Through her work as a college advisor, Kimara was able to cultivate her passion for youth empowerment through educational access, bringing that to her current role at CFSI.

Kimara graduated from Suffolk University with a Bachelors of Arts in International Relations, and has graduated with her Masters in Education at Boston University in Applied Human Development concentrating in Positive Youth Development. Obtaining these degrees has added to her relationship-building capacity to support young people in every area of their lives.