BC Dems February MEETING
February 25, 2019 Lunch: 11:00 am Meeting: 12:00 noon
Golden Corral, 2605 W. Pleasant Crossing Dr, Rogers
Speaker: Diego Quiñones
February 25, 2019 Lunch: 11:00 am Meeting: 12:00 noon
Golden Corral, 2605 W. Pleasant Crossing Dr, Rogers
Speaker: Diego Quiñones
This month's speaker, Diego Quiñones, will talk about his work with the Democratic Party of Arkansas as Director of Latinx Engagement in Benton County and beyond.
Diego was born in Guadalajara, Jalisco in Mexico. In the fall of 1997, Diego immigrated, with his family, to Bentonville, Arkansas. Diego was seven years old when he arrived to the United States. He attended Bentonville public schools and this culminated with him graduating from Bentonville High School in 2007. After graduating high school, he enrolled at Northwest Arkansas Community College, NWACC. Eventually he was able to transfer to the University of Arkansas. At the U of A Diego majored in History and double minored in Political Science and Latin American Studies. While Diego was in high school his Mom and Dad founded a small family business, J&D Pallets. Diego was instrumental in the successful launch of the business. He helped to expand J&D's pallets clientele, formulated the business model, and oversaw administrative duties. Diego graduated from the University of Arkansas in May of 2016.
Shortly after, he received a public policy fellowship from the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI). He moved to our nations capital where he worked at the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) and then as a staffer for U.S. Senator Robert Menendez. While living in D.C. Diego immersed himself in public policy, the legislative process and here he became acutely aware of the problems that are affecting the Latinx community, in Arkansas and across the country. In the summer of 2017 Diego returned home and continued working at J&D Pallets. This past election cycle Diego was hired by the Democratic Party of Arkansas as their Director of Latinx engagement. Essentially, his role was to motivate Latinx folks to get out to vote and inform the community about local issues that are affecting the community.
Diego was born in Guadalajara, Jalisco in Mexico. In the fall of 1997, Diego immigrated, with his family, to Bentonville, Arkansas. Diego was seven years old when he arrived to the United States. He attended Bentonville public schools and this culminated with him graduating from Bentonville High School in 2007. After graduating high school, he enrolled at Northwest Arkansas Community College, NWACC. Eventually he was able to transfer to the University of Arkansas. At the U of A Diego majored in History and double minored in Political Science and Latin American Studies. While Diego was in high school his Mom and Dad founded a small family business, J&D Pallets. Diego was instrumental in the successful launch of the business. He helped to expand J&D's pallets clientele, formulated the business model, and oversaw administrative duties. Diego graduated from the University of Arkansas in May of 2016.
Shortly after, he received a public policy fellowship from the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI). He moved to our nations capital where he worked at the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) and then as a staffer for U.S. Senator Robert Menendez. While living in D.C. Diego immersed himself in public policy, the legislative process and here he became acutely aware of the problems that are affecting the Latinx community, in Arkansas and across the country. In the summer of 2017 Diego returned home and continued working at J&D Pallets. This past election cycle Diego was hired by the Democratic Party of Arkansas as their Director of Latinx engagement. Essentially, his role was to motivate Latinx folks to get out to vote and inform the community about local issues that are affecting the community.
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