<p style="text-align: center;"></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:medium;">'''''[[File:Funez1.jpeg|border|right|Photo by Ian Morken]]'''''<b><span style="font-size:small;">Serving as UIF Since: </span></b><span style="font-size:small;">Spring 2018</span></span></span></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;">'''School: '''<span style="font-size: small; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Menlo College</span><span style="font-size: small; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;">'''What she does now: '''<span style="font-size: small; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Resident Assistant at Menlo College</span></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;">'''What that means: '''<span style="font-size: small; font-family:times new romanarial,timeshelvetica,sans-serif;">A mentor for students and enforcing residence hall policies.</span></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;">'''Contact her about: '''<span style="font-size:largesmall; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Anything, I am here for you for whatever you need! And if I can't help, I'll point you in the right direction.</span></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;">'''Email: '''<span style="font-size: small; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">jmefllove@gmail.com or esther.funez@menlo.edu</span></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;">'''Phone: '''<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">(209)361-7186</span></span></div><div><br/></div><div><span style="color:#000000;">'''''More about Esther:'''''</span></div><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:small;"> Esther Funez is a raising Senior pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Psychology at Menlo College. Funez was born in the third world country of Honduras, wherein the pursuit of the American Dream, at the age of five, her mother relocated them both to California. At a very young age, she learned the values of hard work, how big you dream, and how much time you're willing to put in to persevere. </span></span></span>
<span style="font-familycolor:times new roman,times,serif#000000;"><span style="font-sizefamily:largearial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="colorfont-size:#000000small;">'' [[File:Esther funez2.gif|frame]]Esther Funez'' Driven by these values, she is a first generation freshman at ''Menlo College'', a small undergraduate private Business college in living the heart best version of Silicon Valleyher American Dream. She intends to major in Psychology. She Esther is a firm believer that the American Dream isn't defined by how many things you can own or how much money you can make but by instead learning every day, being empathetic and making an impact in the belief that change commences at home and with Menlo being life of those around her new home, she is eager to serve and improve higher education at Menlo. </span></span></span>
<span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:times new romanarial,timeshelvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:largesmall;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;">Esther has immersed herself and taken advantage of the incredible opportunities Menlo provides for their students. Esther was born in She joined the third world country UIF family her freshman year! She is currently a part of Hondurasthe Market Menlo College Campaign, a campaign, in the pursuit of the American Dreamand course led by Andy Cunnigham. In this course, at the age she has learned and gained a deep understanding of fivefundamental marketing concepts, and alongside her mother relocated them both to Californiapeers have built a marketing campaign with Alumni engagement focus. Where through She is also a part of the exceptional example of her motherstudent-led incentives on campus such as Techstars Startup Weekend and TEDx Menlo College. Alongside three other peers, now they have relaunched the Rotaract Club at Menlo College! Esther also serves a business ownerResident Assistant, learned the values where alongside 18 other RA's they serve as mentors for students, host events and of hard workcourse, how big you dream, and how much time you're willing to put in to persevereenforce residence hall policies. </span></span></span>
<span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:times new romanarial,timeshelvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: largesmall;"> Driven by these valuesOutside of UIF and Menlo, Esther has a passion for travel, trying new coffee shops, she is living the best version of her American Dreamand local restaurants. She doesn't believe in the idea that American Dream is about how many things she owns or how much money she makes but instead having the opportunity and the liberty to do with her life what God has given recently discovered her the talent to try to achieve and giving back to the community.</span></span></span> <span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;"><span style="font-sizehobby: large;"> When she isn't running campus or at work, you will find Esther assisting others, immersing herself in organizations like Future Female Leaders of America, Turning point USA and Amor Missions, binge-watching Gilmore Girls editing photos on Netflix or finding new adventures. Adobe Lightroom!</span></span></span>
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