On May 24th, the County hosted the Annual Jobs for Youth Breakfast at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Foster City. This Annual Breakfast funds the Al Teglia Jobs for Youth Scholarship Fund that was started in 2005. The Scholarship Fund provides vocational and college scholarships and this year the County awarded $30,000 in scholarships for 20 amazing students. The theme of the breakfast was superheroes of the future.
Since its inception, the Al Teglia Jobs for Youth Scholarship Fund has awarded $229,000 in scholarships to resilient youth from marginalized communities. The Human Resources Department is excited to maintain the legacy of this program because it continues the County’s vision of developing, growing and supporting the next generation of talent.

Areeta Wong
Areeta Wong is a senior at San Mateo High School who plans to study Computer Science and Business Administration at a four-year college. She is

Brandon Marin Mares
Brandon Marin Mares is a junior at Pescadero High School who plans on studying Biology at UC Davis before medical school to become a Radiologist.

Camilla Boyland
Camilla Boyland is a senior at San Mateo High School who plans to take classes at the College of San Mateo before transferring to a

Charlie Reyes Islas
Charlie Reyes Islas is a senior at Pescadero High School who plans to study Business Accounting at San Jose State University, with an eventual goal

Christian Wood
Christian Wood is a senior at Jefferson High School who will attend City College of San Francisco in the fall and plans to transfer to

Elizabeth Cruz Antonio
Elizabeth Cruz Antonio is a senior at Pescadero High School who plans to study Agroecology at a four-year California university. She works two part-time jobs

Elizabeth Cruz Antonio
Elizabeth Cruz Antonio is a senior at Pescadero High School who plans to study Agroecology at a four-year California university. She works two part-time jobs

Haolin Zhu
Haolin Zhu is a graduate of Jefferson High School, current student at UC Berkeley, and aspiring Civil Engineer with a focus on building infrastructure in

Joaquin Preciado
Joaquin Preciado is a current student at the College of San Mateo and Supported Training & Employment Program (STEP) intern with the San Mateo

Kevin Arriaga
Kevin Arriaga is a senior at San Mateo High School who plans to attend a local community college before transferring to San Diego State University

Luis Angel Espino Cervantes
Luis Angel Espino Cervantes is a senior at Woodside High School who plans to study Computer Science in college. He is eager to explore the

Matthew Morales
Matthew Morales is a senior at Jefferson High School who plans to cultivate his life-long love of technology with a Computer Science degree. He is

Melanie Segura
Melanie Segura is a senior at San Mateo High School who plans to attend the medical assistance program at Cañada College before transferring to University

Natalie Siu
Natalie Siu is a junior at Westmoor High School who hopes to become an Environmental Scientist and work to protect animals from endangerment and extinction

Rafael Navarrete Vargas
Rafael Navarrete Vargas is a senior at Pescadero High School who plans to study Mechanical Engineering at a four-year universty. He takes classes at the

Raul Gomez
Raul Gomez is a Nursing student at the University of San Francisco, volunteer with the San Mateo County Big Lift youth education program, and former

Samantha Sandoval
Samantha Sandoval is a junior at El Camino High School who plans to attend a four-year university with a goal of becoming an Ecologist focused

Sofia Betteo
Sofia Betteo is a senior at Pescadero High School who plans to study Marketing in college, where her goal is to help give a voice to underrepresented communities

Stephanie Barillas
Stephanie Barillas is a senior at San Mateo High School who plans to study at Skyline College before transferring to a four-year university to

Yajaira Orozco
Yajaira Orozco is a senior at Sequoia High School who plans to attend a four-year college focused on Environmental Studies. She has pushed herself to