​​Juan Carlos Arredondo is a bilingual Mexican American graduate student who lived in Mexico throughout his childhood. The challenges he experienced while relocating to the U.S. with his family inspired him to become a social worker. He completed a bachelor’s degree in social work at San Francisco State and is maintaining a 4.0 GPA as he pursues a master’s degree. 

Juan Carlos has provided leadership for a qualitative study on the lived experiences of the Tenderloin District’s unhoused population, supported foster youth as a Willie L. Brown Jr. Fellow with San Francisco Human Services Agency and advocated before the state legislature to increase mental health services for CSU students. 

​​He plans to serve as an advocate for migrant families in the Bay Area. A compassionate leader and role model for young men of color, Juan Carlos aspires to fill the representation gap among Latino men in social work.​​