BCC Scholarships and Awards

Sareek Hosein is a program officer with Inclusiv, whose mission is to help low- and moderate-income people and communities achieve financial independence through credit unions. He received his BBA-International Business/Spanish degree from the University of Texas-Arlington and an MBA-Strategic Management degree from the University of North Texas. He is also a Certified Credit Union Financial Counselor. Sareek's work experience includes insurance, banking, and financial empowerment work in nonprofits and credit unions. In addition to his day job, Sareek is a partner in a nonprofit consulting business and podcast. It is Sareek's goal to obtain his BCC designation to continue his impact as a financial coach and support the development of other coaches and coaching programs.

Rocio "Patty" Jaime is a mental health director for a nonprofit organization in Northern California, where she is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor. She received her Bachelor of Science in business administration, a Pupil Personnel Services Credential, and Master of Science in counseling from Sacramento State University in California. She is a National Certified Counselor and has extensive experience working with underserved students in rural communities affected by mental health disorders, trauma, and developmental issues. Her goal as a Board Certified Coach is to start a coaching business aimed at serving, coaching, and empowering parents to break the cycles of generational trauma.

Dawn Smith currently serves as a Program Specialist in Coaching and Professional Development for a state government agency. She has coached in various areas to include child fatalities, new employees in simulation environments, supervisors, and mentors. She received her bachelor's degree from the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, with a major in psychology and a minor in speech communication, and a Master’s of Science in psychology with a specialization in leadership coaching from Capella University. She has extensive experience with crisis response and intervention, child welfare, child protection, and professional development. Her goal as a Board Certified Coach is to advance her current work by coaching, empowering, and aiding individuals in the development of their skills. Smith plans to continue her work in the field of coaching and the growth of the coaching culture throughout various populations, particularly among the governmental child welfare and social services sectors.

Bryony Smith is a second-generation psychotherapist and a professional life coach in Amherst, Massachusetts. She received her bachelor's degree in mental health and development from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and her master’s in mental health counseling from Westfield State University. She specializes in helping individuals with grief, trauma, intrusive thoughts, and those dealing with end of life issues. She is trained in EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing), non-violent communication, and psychosynthesis. Growing up with loving, civic-minded Bohemian parents set her on a lifetime path of self-discovery and being of service to others. She enjoys making mandalas, being a lifelong learner, and practicing the tools she offers to her clients. She has attended over 30 weeklong silent meditation retreats since 1990 (when she was 20 years old) and loves working with clients who are interested in starting or deepening a meditation practice as well as supporting social justice activists to manage burnout. Her goal as a Board Certified Coach is to help people find more fulfillment and a greater sense of wholeness in their lives.

Keith Sun is Director of Experiential Learning for the University of Cincinnati's Carl H. Lindner College of Business. He manages the cooperative education program for undergraduate business students and coordinates career opportunities for Lindner Business Honors, the top undergraduate business students of Cincinnati. Sun teaches Career Success Strategies, a one-credit hour course for undergraduate business students and provides individual career coaching with a personal caseload of more than 500 undergraduate students majoring in operations management and industrial management. He received his Master of Business Administration from the Quantic School of Business and Technology, his Master of Arts in clinical mental health counseling from Regent University, and his Bachelor of Science in neurobiology, physiology, and behavior from the University of California, Davis. He is presently a Global Career Development Facilitator, a Certified Career Counselor, a Certified Career Services Provider, and a Project Management Professional. Sun was recently awarded the 2021 Rising Star Award from the National Association of Colleges and Employers. His goal as a Board Certified Coach is to advance his work as a higher education career services professional by helping the next generation of business students to establish ethical, meaningful, and impactful careers.