Latrecewas born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. She is a proud east coast graduate of the University at Buffalo where she received a B.A. in psychology and education in 2008. From there she went right down the road to Buffalo State College to earn a master's degree in college student personnel in 2010. Her career experiences include serving as the hall director at International House at the University of Toledo in Ohio, after her family moved to Columbus, Ohio. In 2014, she moved to sunny California to work atUCSB and served as resident director of Santa Rosa residence hall for a year and as complex coordinator of undergraduate apartments for three years. Latrece loves being the associate director for Orientation, as she was a student Orientation staff member many moons ago and she enjoys working with incoming students, student staff, and parents. In her free time, Latrece enjoys going to concerts, dancing, being active in her sorority, and spending quality time with family, friends, and loved ones.