
Leslie Rodriguez
Chief of Staff
Leave No Veteran Behind
“Surround yourself with people who motivate you and can provide guidance.”
Leave No Veteran Behind
“Surround yourself with people who motivate you and can provide guidance.”
Chief of Staff
I help manage a non-profit organization that assist veterans with employment and educational debt relief.
I look at my schedule and see what I should be working on for that day. I split my responsibilities into four categories: Urgent & Important, Not Urgent but Important, Not Important but Urgent, Not Important & Not Urgent. Every day is different but I ensure we are meeting program deliverables and grant requirements in order to ensure the future of our organization and its ability to continue to serve our veterans and our community.
Here's the first step for everyone
Go to college. Knowledge is power! I understand there are financial obstacles but there is financial aid, WIOA programs, scholarships, etc. Plus I am a firm believer in going to community college and getting your general education classes then transferring to a four year university. Both my husband and I did this. He transferred to UIC after going to Triton Community College and got his Civil Engineering degree with less than $15K in student loans.
"You wouldn't amount to much. I didn't have many professionals in my life to guide me or inspire me so I never believed I would amount to anything. I constantly told myself I wasn't worthy or capable of going to college or achieving an actual career."
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