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AJ graduated from the University of California, Berkeley, where he achieved a Bachelor of Arts degree with the Highest Distinction of General Scholarship for the major of English and the minor of Creative Writing. Working now at Haven Neighborhood Services as a Communications Specialist, AJ strives to bring his multidisciplinary background to better promote Haven's programs and services to Southern California’s most vulnerable populations. With a firm belief that education remains a continuous and progressive process, AJ hopes to expand his knowledge of outreach and strategic planning, both in practice and impact, to better serve the communities that shape him. 

Being born and reared as a first-generation American in the San Fernando Valley by a single mother, AJ understands well the importance of financial security to ameliorate an individual’s economic and emotional wellbeing. For this reason, any and all that come to him will be content to find a level of cultural competency that will leave them feeling heard and cared for. Indeed, the mission statement of Haven coincides harmoniously with his philosophy that the betterment of society begins with the individual and the family.