Vice-President, Board Member
Favorite Sister City: Baguio, Philippines
Hometown: Vallejo, CA
Current: Vallejo, CA
Sister Cities is important as an international extension of the city of Vallejo. It allows us to build lasting ties with other cultures and places, while highlighting our city as the most diverse city in the nation. It’s important to promote peace and tolerance particularly in this racially divided era. Sister Cities allows us to form lifelong relationships with people from all over the world and impact each others lives and communities for the better. It helps us to understand and celebrate the amazing diversity that Vallejo is known for.
My passion is inspiring our youth to reach their full potential, education, traveling to different places, learning about different cultures, and building community. I love to see people motivating others, learning, growing, building relationships, and being the change they want to see in the world.
Working with Vallejo sister cities has allowed me to learn a lot about different cultures and experience traveling in a way that I never have before. It has helped me to gain insight into building international ties for the city of Vallejo. It allows us to spread peace through learning and understanding people and cultures that are different than our own. It has also allowed me the opportunity to travel to places that I never thought I would and broaden my horizons about people and places. My family, friends, and students love to follow my travels and I share all the amazing experiences I’ve has along the way.