Aliya Yacteen

Aliya is a second-year Social Work graduate student at Springfield College. She completed her undergraduate degree in Strategic Communication at the University of Colorado Boulder, graduating in 2022. Aliya’s diverse job experiences have fueled her passion for supporting others on their path to wellness, including her most recent internship at Rebecca M. Johnson Elementary School in Springfield, Mass. Her favorite mental health tip is to focus on progress rather than perfection as we navigate through the different seasons of life.