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Now he is a role model for others as he develops his career in microbiology with a job at the Orlando Regional Medical Center.<\/p>\n<p>Kevin Mora: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.orlandosentinel.com\/features\/education\/school-zone\/os-kevin-mora-graduation-20170501-story.html\">&#8220;Foster Kid Prevails to Graduate from UCF&#8221;<\/a>\u00a0<em>Orlando Sentinel Article<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Meet Kevin Mora, a UCF May 2017 graduate and former foster care child. Mora is staring a career at the Orlando Regional Medical Center microbiology lab.\u00a0 His past in foster care was difficult but he focused in his schoolwork and thrived at UCF. 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