Juan serves as the recruiter for TRIO Educational Opportunity Center at GRCC. His role focuses on recruiting first generation and low income students as well as forming connections with community partners. Juan likes to help individuals get to college and making sure that they don’t have to navigate a roadblock on their own when it comes to the admissions process.
Prior to GRCC, Juan started his higher education career right after college in 2019. He served with Michigan State University College Advising Corps (MSUCAC). Where he helped high school students plan their post secondary goals whether that was college, trade school, or work force. In 2021, he worked at Montcalm Community College where he assisted adults with their post secondary education and worked with companies to get apprentices in Greenville.
Juan has a passion for helping others and giving them assistance they need to achieve their goals when it comes to post secondary education. Whether it be skilled trades or college, he believes that higher education can help others get a sustainable job.
He is a first generation college student. He knows the struggles that most students go through when it comes to getting support resources. That is why he makes sure that when he meets with people they know they can reach out to him so that he can connect to the right resources they need.
Juan is originally from California and came to Michigan in 2014 to go to MSU. He graduated from Michigan State University where he earned a BA in Political Science/ Pre-Law with a double minor in Chicano Latino Studies and Latin American & Caribbean Studies. In his free time he likes to keep up to date with the latest tech.
