Youth in Focus Staff
Sergio Cuellar (Senior Program Manager, Central Valley Initiative) is a native of Patterson, in the heart of the Central Valley. Sergio received his bachelor's degree in History from California State University, Fresno. The Great Valley Center tapped Sergio to be an IDEAL Fellow, and to participate in a leadership development program aimed at identifying and supporting emerging leaders in the Central Valley. As a former Social Science teacher and commissioner of Patterson's Recreation Board, Sergio weds together his understanding about the principles of youth development and empowerment with a strong community development framework. Sergio is on the Executive Committee for the California Fund for Youth Organizing as the Movement Building Committee Chair, and represents the Central Valley on the Fund.
