San Diego County Latino Association Mentors Local College Students

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Submitted by Israel Garza, SDCLA

Submitted by Israel Garza, SDCLA

San Diego County Latino Association (SDCLA) President Israel Garza recently spoke at an SDSU Hispanic Business Student Association membership meeting as part of their professional development.

During his 45 minute presentation to the students, Israel spoke about his humble background growing up; his work experience and career advise; the important work that the County of San Diego does and student worker opportunities; and the County of San Diego ERG groups.

SDCLA is very excited to once again work with Southwestern College (SWC) by providing mentors for their “Puente” project.  Puente is a special program for SWC students who want to transfer from community college to a university. This program was created more than 30 years ago to address the concerns of low transfer and graduation rates, particularly in Latino students.

The SDCLA (along with their fellow county ERGs) focus on the following four pillars of success:

  • Cultural Awareness

  • Recruitment / Retention / Outreach

  • Professional Development

  • Partnerships and Supporting County Initiatives

Israel and the SDCLA board are committed to working with local students to help them achieve their goals. Who knows - they may one day be a part of the County workforce family!