Omar Mendez

Intern at UCR ALPFA | First-Generation Latino College Student | Entrepreneur | Community Advocate | White House Recognized

Role: Intern at Ucr Alpfa
Location: Riverside, CA, US
LinkedIn followers: 500 followers

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About Omar Mendez

Omar is a first-generation Latino college student pursuing a Bachelor of Business Administration at the University of California, Riverside (Class of 2028). He currently serves as an Intern with UCR ALPFA, where he gains experience in leadership, professional development, and organizational operations.He has a background in customer service, sales, and entrepreneurship, having supported multiple business initiatives while developing strong communication, teamwork, and problem-solving skills. He is passionate about community impact, representation, and service, and his leadership efforts have been recognized at the national level, including recognition from the White House.Motivated and people-driven, he is focused on building a career in business while giving back and serving as a role model for others from underrepresented backgrounds.

Experience

Intern
Ucr Alpfa
Feb 2026 — Present · US
Support multiple functional areas within the organization through a rotational internship, gaining exposure to operations, professional development programming, and member engagement.Assist with event planning, coordination, and on-site execution for workshops, networking events, and professional development initiatives.Collaborate with executive board members and team leads to support organizational goals, logistics, and outreach efforts.Contribute to administrative tasks, communications, and member support to ensure smooth day-to-day operations.Develop professional skills in teamwork, leadership, communication, and organizational management within a student-run professional organization.

Education

University of California, Riverside
Bachelor of Business Administration - BBA

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Current company

REACH! Asian & Asian Diaspora Retention & Recruitment Center

20 employees · Founded 1994 · Berkeley, California, United States

REACH! is the Asian/Pacific Islander Recruitment and Retention Center at the University of California, Berkeley. In 1994, REACH! began with a handful of committed folks, as a program under the Asian Student Union (ASU) at UC Berkeley to target “Asian Pacific American, high school students, especially those who are underrepresented, low-income, and non-college tracked”. Its goals were two-fold: 1) promoting higher education as an attainable goal and 2) empowering students through “building ethnic pride and programs that foster community activism and support APA youth culture”. As REACH! grew organizationally, the vision and purpose of REACH! grew with it. While the mission remained, “the service and empowerment of recent immigrant and urban Asian Pacific Americans living in at-risk life situations,” we added on that “Our goal is to promote higher education as a means to empower ourselves and improve the economic and social conditions facing our communities.” We saw that REACH! had a unique role on campus and in the API community at large, because REACH! was not just going to increase the numbers of underrepresented Asians at Berkeley but REACH! would be a training ground for future educators, activists, and leaders who would address society’s injustices through their life’s work. Thus, we created programs to raise political awareness, build coalitions, develop youth leaders, and build leadership in ourselves. Each year, programs have been refined and recreated by (insanely) dedicated and intelligent coordinators, who look for a better way to do things. However, our single most important legacy is the steady stream of community leaders we have and will produce. REACH! Mission Statement: "Committed to the service, empowerment, and mobilization of immigrant, refugee, and underserved Asian/Pacific Islanders by promoting higher education to empower ourselves and challenge the economic and social inequalities facing our communities" Educate, Empower, Change.

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