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Matthew Kelly has always been someone who shows up for others. As a student at Corning Community College, he served as the student representative on the Board of Trustees. As a professional, he built help desk and training programs that supported users across the country. As a father, he and his wife created an entire community around their family’s experience raising a son with autism. That instinct for service — quiet, consistent, and far-reaching — has shaped every chapter of his life.

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C.G. Rennie has spent 15 years nurturing the voices of young writers as a local English and creative writing teacher. But all the while, she’s been quietly tending to her own. This spring, her debut collection, a blend of magical realism, autobiographical fiction, and literary short stories, is finally finding its way into the world.

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For Rebekah Ferguson, enrolling at SUNY Corning Community College was more than a step toward a degree. It was a turning point that changed the course of her life. As a single mother to an eight-year-old daughter on the autism spectrum, she found herself at a crossroads, needing a career that would provide stability and opportunity for both of them.

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