My passion to become a community leader only grows as the years go by during my time as a diabetes advocate. All of these skills I have obtained help me better understand the fundamentals of non-profit management and operations, public policy approaches and the essence of public health. My end goal is to create a nonprofit that helps low income families thrive in school and have access to accessible health resources. I want to leave a legacy that will last a lifetime. I created the first diabetes club on campus and was awarded the 2022-2023 outstanding officer of the year and 2024 outstanding organization of the year because of my dedication to the diabetes mission and leadership at CSULB. Due to all of my collective efforts of community dedication and advocacy, I was awarded the Senator Jenny Oropeza Memorial Scholarship Award at my campus.
Being a leader is not just learning how to put together an organization and team, it is being the light in the lives of the community you serve. To bring healing in ways that keep you going as you pursue your dreams of making great changes to the world. There is power within a single individual, a power that can influence and guide a community and perhaps even the world as we know it.
There is power within a single individual, a power that can influence and guide a community and perhaps even the world as we know it. My knowledge and heart have been forever changed to keep going and be the best community leader I can be for the communities I will be serving when the time comes.