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;Name:Raymond Jia-Rui Juballa

;Majoring in<nowiki>Major:</nowiki>:Business Management: Entrepreneurship & Innovation;'''Minor:''':Political Science

;Email:[[SpecialRaymond.juballa@menlo.edu|School Email]]:EmailUser/[[Rjrjuballa@gmail.com|Personal Email]]

Greetings all. My name is Raymond Juballa. My has had his life has been filled with creativity and countless pivots. Start Starting with my his surname JUBALLLA ; when I he was adopted by my his father, David Jew, and my his mother, Rosanne Balla, drop they dropped the hyphen, respellrespelled, and you have provided Raymond with a creative non-traditional last name that inspires conversation.

Non-tradiditional is traditional was also my his journey to and through MenloCollege. I He spent my his pre-school years in Hong Kong, elementary in Spanish Immersion, did Saturday Mandarin school, joined a learn-by-doing youth development program, raised all major livestock for county fair, progressed through leadership and mentoring training while attending high school. Thereafter, I he explored local community colleges and was well on my his way to becoming a hands-on jack of all trades. However, I he missed the livestock, so I he migrated to Merced College (a community college) where I he was able to join a colligate livestock showing and fitting team and a mechanized agricultural equipment program. I He began what I the process that he called, “living my best life”.

Then, came a big pivot. A spinal cord injury and quadriplegia. I Raymond had to rethink my his education and career plan. After three months in the hospital and still in rehab, I he returned to the College of San Mateo to earn an AS degree in Computer Aided Design using special accessibility tools and software. I He had to problem -solve multiple times a day just to do normal daily tasks without the use of my his hands. I He realized that I he was an innovator. I He recognized that traditional career paths were not going to be a great fit for him and I that he would have to create my his own path. Luckily Menlo’s Entrepreneurship and Innovation program was within reach. I He became a transfer student, a commuter, and began forging my his way down a new path. I Once a student, he revived the Oaks Innovation Club, became a University Innovation Fellow and President of the Student Government Association. I am proud He strived to see operations in place to perpetuate what my he and his colleagues and I have had initiated in all three organizations. For my senior year, I received my first taste of independence since my accident and became a resident in the wheelchair accessible John Arrillaga Hall. I am He is optimistic for my his future and can truly say Menlo looks forward to paying forward any and its people have been all of the things he has gained over the years. He is a strong believer that a big part of me being able positive outlook and an innovative mindset is key to claim once again, “I am living my best life”a successful and productive future.