Team JOYA Scholars

Since 2009, JOYA Scholars has inspired and prepared students from families of low-income, Latinx, and immigrant communities in Fullerton for higher education. JOYA currently serves nearly 100 junior high and high school students from Fullerton’s Garnet and Maple neighborhoods. Through JOYA’s College Readiness Programs, scholars work closely with academic mentors and tutors, receive guidance on SATs and college applications, and engage in their local communities through service and leadership. By advocating for our neighbors, JOYA is supporting the stewardship of community development from within the communities themselves, and helping to alleviate the cycle of poverty through access to higher education.

Kyreeana Breelin holds a BFA in Dance and Choreography and a Minor in Digital Arts from California Institute of the Arts. She is currently on dance faculty at California School of the Arts-SGV and is adjunct dance staff at Chadwick School. She is a dance artist with Invertigo Dance Theatre. Her choreographic works have been showcased at the New World Center, Los Angeles Theatre Center,  The Curtis Theater and most recently at REDCAT in collaboration with Vinci Lewis as part of The…