Alumni Spotlight
- Received her B.S. in Kinesiology from SDSU in 2016
- Served as a 2016 summer intern through Health Careers Connection (HCC) with the Center for Healthier Communities
- Hired at Rady Children’s Hospital to work in the Safe Routes to School program in Linda Vista beginning in fall 2016.
During her internship, Wendy spent time supporting the coordinator for Faces for the Future, Crawford. She helped by planning community rotations for Crawford FACES students, introducing new partners to the program as well as making arrangements with existing partners.
Wendy also was a group leader for the Summer Medical Academy (SMA), providing leadership and support for a group of seven high school students as they moved through the two-week intensive dive into experiencing health care careers and skills.
Says Wendy, “FACES for the Future allowed me to explore my infinite possibilities …(It) gave me the opportunity to explore my mind and passion about who I was and what I wanted to become in the future. Without FACES I feel I would not be where I am now, and for that I am eternally grateful.”
The future? “I want to pursue my master’s in Public Health (at) UCSD for their Public Health Joint Doctoral program in Behavioral Sciences.”
FACES Alumni Scholarship 2016
“Knowing that I was going to college was always a given to me, but I did not realize how difficult the path to college was going to be. I knew that money would play as a huge problem. My parents know little to nothing about college; although they understand the importance of it, they do not realize that it costs a large sum of money to attend…I have learned to be independent when it comes to college finances because I cannot depend on my parents (for financial support).” Lina is the 1st in her family to graduate high school or go to college.
Lina applied for and received several scholarships, as well as working part-time during her sophomore through senior years. She noted, “I am not going to let money be the reason why I am unable to attend college.”
Congratulations Alumnus Stacy Nguyen Carre
After experiencing Respiratory Therapy at Rady Children’s Hospital, Stacy fell in love with it, and decided to pursue this career path. She shared that FACES has guided her to where she wanted to be.
“My experience with FACES was amazing. The rotations were very hands-on and gave me the opportunities to experience different careers in the medical field. Without this program, I don’t think I would’ve figured out what I love doing. With the support of all the staff and my peers, it motivated me to never give up.”
First Annual FACES for the Future Alumni Scholarships
For the first time this year, FACES was able to offer scholarships to alumni. Thanks to the generosity of donor California Endowment, three scholarships of $500 each were offered and awarded. Here are our winners.
