Author Archives: iamsallopez

In 2010, at the age of 24, I became the youngest person to hold a management position at a Grand Rapids non-profit organization and was given the position as Director of Language Services. This position has long been looked at as one of the most stressful positions within the organization because it is the revenue-generatingContinue reading “How I Came to be a Young Latino in a Management Position”

In order to better understand my passion for working with the Hispanic community, I must first provide a little background on where I come from and how I came to be where I am. The following childhood story is a simple but important part of how I came to be who I am today. WhenContinue reading “I Want to be a Farmworker When I Grow Up”