Diego Vasquez Garcia

• Attending meetings once a month
• Work with small groups on capstone project which will be presented to the Gilroy Foundation Board
• My group's project is focused on creating a website for local youth of a wide range of ages
• Our website will be a hub full of resources such as volunteering, recreational, and art opportunities

• Coordinated communication among members to enhance collaboration and support.
• Managed social media platforms to increase visibility and student participation.
• Led meetings to gather feedback and implement member suggestions effectively.
• Organized events to promote cultural awareness and community engagement.

• Collaborated with peers to develop student engagement initiatives and events.
• Assisted in creating promotional materials for events
• I'm part of hospitality, communications, and awareness committees
• Head planner of Hispanic Heritage month events
• Head planner of holiday movie night event
• Met with committee members to review and develop plans for committee action

YEA is a local youth committee aimed at creating change in our community through youth outreach and leadership.

Some of my responsibilities include:

• Designed name and logo for youth group to enhance community identity.
• mentoring new youth members
• Led organization and emceed multicultural festival event to foster community engagement.
• Coordinated community cleanup days to encourage participation in environmental initiatives.
• Participated in local community outreach with small businesses and organizations
• Collaborated to execute resource fairs for local community members
• Presented group’s accomplishments and objectives to mayor of Gilroy, Morgan Hill, GUSD superintendent, GPD chief of police, GUSD school board members, and other community leaders.

• Evaluated new applications and facilitated hiring interviews.
• Facilitated training sessions for new associates
• Motivated associates to achieve membership sales objectives.
• Contributed to meetings on sales goals and staff development initiatives.
• Resolved guest concerns and complaints to enhance customer satisfaction.
• Ensure that daily opening and closing procedures operated smoothly
• Systematized and archived paperwork