History

The CLIMB Program^TM was created and founded by Dr. Margarita Dubocovich at Northwestern University in 2007, and successfully instituted and expanded at UB in 2009 to include four divisions. Dr. Dubocovich served as the CLIMB Program^TM Director at NU (2007-2008) and at UB (2009 to 2022). She is now the Immediate Past CLIMB Program^TM Director (2023-present).