QUALIFICATIONS:

Education

• Master's Degree in Business Administration, Pepperdine University
• Master's Degree in Social Work, with distinction, California State University, Fresno
• Bachelor's Degree, cum laude, California State University, Fresno

Certifications and Credentials

• Advanced Certification, Academy of Certified Social Workers
• Community College Teaching Credential in Public Services and Administration
• Community College Teaching Credential in Business and Industrial Management
• Certified Diversity Trainer, ProGroup, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Memberships

• Society of Human Resource Management
• Central Coast Human Resource Association (Past President)
• Salinas Valley & Monterey Peninsula Chambers of Commerce
• Founding Member, Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
• Active Corps of Executives, Small Business Administration
• National Alliance for the Mentally Ill

Community Service

• Salinas Chamber of Commerce:  Inquiry Response Team Member; Community Expo Judge; Membership Drive
• Team Leader; Presenter at Chamber Workshops
• Advisory Board, Salvation Army (Past President)
• Board of Regents, Door to Hope
• Scholarship Committee, Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
• Top Graduate, Salinas Police Citizen's Academy
• Volunteer Consultant, Valley Guild
• Scripps Howard National Spelling Bee Judge

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