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Celeste Zelaya

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Hi! My name is Celeste Zelaya and I am currently a Senior at Cal State San Marcos. I am the first child of four and the first grandchild of twelve to fully attend and graduate college on both my mother's side of her family and my father's side of his family. My grandmother is my influential person out of all of my family members. She is also the eldest in her family of seven siblings, so caring a lot of responsibility showed me what it takes to be a leader. At a young age, she came to the U.S. only speaking Spanish. The language barrier did not stop her. She had gotten a job at a local sewing shop with many different ethnicities such as Chinese and Cuban. She taught me to never give up, always be humble to others, and be passionate about what I do. Furthermore, I will be earning my Bachelor's in Criminology and Criminal Justice in the hope to become a crime scene investigator. What drove me to become an investigator was from an organization called Operation Underground Railroad. This organization was formed by Tim Ballard who goes into many states and countries to conducts sting operations for human trafficking. My passion is to help many victims that have no voices and to be the voice that they need.

Education

California State University-San Marcos

Bachelor's degree program
2020 - 2022
  • Majors:
    • Criminal Justice and Corrections, General
    • Criminology

Mt San Jacinto Community College District

Associate's degree program
2018 - 2020
  • Majors:
    • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities

Miscellaneous

  • Desired degree level:

    Master's degree program

  • Graduate schools of interest:

  • Transfer schools of interest:

  • Majors of interest:

    • Criminology
    • Criminal Justice and Corrections, General
  • Not planning to go to medical school
  • Career

    • Dream career field:

      Forensics

    • Dream career goals:

      Crime Scene Investigator

    • Food Runner and Busser

      Hanna Sushi
      2018 – Present7 years

    Sports

    Swimming

    Varsity
    2014 – 20184 years

    Awards

    • Swimmer for Four Years Straight

    Water Polo

    Varsity
    2014 – 20184 years

    Awards

    • Most Improved

    Public services

    • Advocacy

      Temecula Valley Entrepreneur's Exchange — My role was to create the Youth Entrepreneur's Program for the summer of ages 11-17
      2022 – Present

    Future Interests

    Advocacy

    Volunteering

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