Axel’s country of origin is El Salvador and prior to joining the LLC as a Youth Promotor, he earned a BS in Nutrition and a minor in Spanish from CSU-Sacramento. Unable to find meaningful work in his field, he was working at a variety of businesses and as a translator for a local school district. He saw the Promotor position as an opportunity to serve his community’s youth and utilize his degree in supporting overall Latino wellness.
" The thing I love about working as a Promotor is that I get to work with youth from similar backgrounds, who are going through similar experiences as I did at their age, and that makes it easier to connect with and support them. I love that we get to introduce them to new experiences that they may have never experienced due to their economic status, or because their culture had not exposed them. We give them the opportunity to explore and make their own path."
