Jordan Caballero Show

Learn how to do business with the City of Salinas with the support of Monterey Bay APEX Accelerator & Monarch Small Business Development Center.

SCOTT THOMAS

Community Impact Manager

Scott is a reliable and experienced community builder and affordable housing advocate.

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Scott attended the University of California at Santa Cruz from 2015-2019 graduating from Merrill College with a B.A. in Philosophy. Since graduating from school, Scott has been a resident of Santa Cruz working for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Santa Cruz County and two Santa Cruz non-profit housing providers: Mercy Housing of the Santa Cruz & San Jose region and MJ Housing and Services at Mission Gardens Apartments. He enjoyed serving Santa Cruz families to help them thrive independently in their safe, affordable, and healthy homes.

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Originally, Scott was raised in Washington D.C. and is the oldest of three children. Outside of work, Scott sits on the Santa Cruz Police Chief’s Advisory Committee and has volunteered with the Center for Public Philosophy, Meals on Wheels and The Ronald McDonald House. In his spare time, Scott will play golf or some sort of racket sport, enjoy the Santa Cruz water and travel to new countries. Scott speaks Spanish fluently and has an orange cat named Rex.

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831-246-6863  ||  [email protected] 

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Sharing resources from Monarch Small Business Development Center and the Monterey Bay Apex Accelerator with local businesses and stakeholders in the City of Hollister and County of San Benito.

Hear Mitchell's dynamic story from New York to Monterey and Naval Post Graduate School to Leadership Monterey County.

Liz shares her story from basketball, family, and her academic journey.

Isaura Arreguin

Salinas Community Science Workshop

Development Director

Isaura Arreguin is a dedicated advocate for education, leadership, and community empowerment. Born in Michoacán, Mexico, she migrated to California at 17, quickly learning English and setting the stage for a lifetime of perseverance. She holds a B.S. in Sociology from Grand Canyon University and has spent over a decade creating opportunities for underrepresented communities.

As Director of the Salinas Community Science Workshop, Isaura provides hands-on STEAM learning for youth. She has held leadership roles at Creative Commons, First Tee Monterey County, and Hartnell College, leading impactful initiatives on local, national, and global levels. She founded the Latina Professionals CA Central Valley Chapter in 2023 and serves on the national board, empowering Latina leaders. Committed to civic engagement, Isaura is on the executive committee of Democratic Women of Monterey County, advocating for women’s representation. Living in Salinas with her husband and two daughters, she continues to inspire others through her work, heritage, and belief that dreams are meant to be pursued.

Hear from bi-lingual multimedia journalist Celia as she talks about her background and passion for storytelling.

In 2014, Jacob established Digital NEST, which is a technology workforce development hub that offers high-demand technology skills, mentoring, and hands-on experience to Latino youth living in under-resourced rural communities, enabling them to secure well-paying jobs. The idea for the NEST came to Jacob when he saw a young college student doing homework on her laptop on a cold night because she lacked internet access at home. This experience inspired Jacob to provide the brilliant young minds in his community with better opportunities to achieve their goals.

Sibling team and Bay Area natives Han & Holden Nguyen discuss their experience on Amazing Race 37, family, career, college, and what's next...

Connor Sablan is a Chamorro jazz pianist born and raised on the beautiful island of Guam. Chamorro refers to the indigenous people of this tropical Mariana’s Island. Guam is a United States territory, so Sablan was born a U.S. citizen. Connor learned piano at the age of seven and played throughout his childhood. During high school he became more passionate about writing music and singing with influences such as Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley and The Beatles. Connor moved to the Bay Area in 2014 to attend college. Here he fell in love with the history of the area, specifically the counter-culture revolution of the 1960’s and all the music of that era. Sablan became a huge rock fan. Among his favorite bands are The Beatles, The Grateful Dead, The Zombies, The Rolling Stones, Jefferson Airplane, Led Zeppelin and many others. It was during his time at the College of San Mateo that he fell in love with Jazz. Connor started going to the jam sessions in San Francisco which turned out to be the catalyst for his career in jazz piano. He started writing jazz music the minute he could get the chords under his fingers.