{"id":5725,"date":"2012-12-19T10:15:41","date_gmt":"2012-12-19T15:15:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/?p=5725"},"modified":"2012-12-19T10:15:41","modified_gmt":"2012-12-19T15:15:41","slug":"cosentino-joins-chester-county-futures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/?p=5725","title":{"rendered":"Cosentino joins Chester County Futures"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div id=\"attachment_5726\" style=\"width: 192px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Cosentino.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5726\" class=\" wp-image-5726 \" style=\"border: 2px solid black; margin: 4px;\" title=\"Cosentino\" src=\"http:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Cosentino-260x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"182\" height=\"210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Cosentino-260x300.jpg 260w, https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Cosentino.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 182px) 100vw, 182px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-5726\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chester County Futures\u2019 New Director of Student Programs Giselle Cosentino.<\/p><\/div>\n<dl id=\"attachment_3478\">\n<dt>EXTON \u2014 Giselle Cosentino has been named the new Director of\u00a0 Student Programs for Chester County Futures.<\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n<p>Cosentino brings nearly 20 years of experience both working and volunteering in non-profit organizations across the country and an extensive educational background to Chester County Futures (Futures).<\/p>\n<p>Organization leaders cited her passion for education and work with underserved youth as aligning closely with Futures\u2019 mission to provide academic, mentoring and scholarship support to motivated middle and high school students of limited financial means.<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"More...\" src=\"http:\/\/coatesvilletimes.com\/wp-includes\/js\/tinymce\/plugins\/wordpress\/img\/trans.gif\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am looking forward to working with the outstanding staff, volunteers, and students, at Chester County Futures.\u00a0 Together we can break down the barriers to post-secondary education,\u201d\u00a0 Cosentino said.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>In her new role, she said plans to reinforce and supplement Futures\u2019 current middle school and high school curricula to help create a more meaningful and impactful experience for Futures\u2019 students.\u00a0 Her goal, she said, is to foster community relationships and collaboration which she believes will generate a renewed sense of community engagement among students, staff and volunteers.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to accepting the position of Director of Student Programs she served as the Education Director for the Brandywine and Red Clay Valley Associations in West Chester for eight years.\u00a0 Cosentino is an active volunteer in the community and serves on the Modena Borough Council and on the Board of the Chester County Fund for Women and Girls.<\/p>\n<p>Chester County Futures is a non-profit organization that works with students in the following five school districts: Coatesville, Kennett Consolidated, Phoenixville, Oxford, and West Chester.\u00a0 One hundred percent of the students that continue with Futures graduate high school on time and 90% continue their education beyond high school.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EXTON \u2014 Giselle Cosentino has been named the new Director of\u00a0 Student Programs for Chester County Futures. Cosentino brings nearly 20 years of experience both working and volunteering in non-profit organizations across the country and an extensive educational background to Chester County Futures (Futures). 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