<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/2024/lavere-foster.php" dsn="blogs"><featured/><feature_title>Featured News</feature_title><title>Alum empowers change through community and education</title><author/><author_email>info@skidmore.edu</author_email><pubDate>05/14/2024 03:59:36 PM</pubDate><display>display</display><description>Lavere Foster ’11 is associate director of the African American Community Service Agency, a nonprofit that supports the African American community in Santa Clara County, California.</description><category>Alumni Stories</category><image_listing><img src="/scope-magazine/notables/2024/images/Lavere-Foster.jpg" alt="Lavere Foster ’11"/></image_listing><image><img src="" alt=""/></image><caption/></item>