For the past few months, the Center has had the honor of working with an amazing team of inspiring faculty mentors, innovative founders and talented students through Internmatch, a program for currently enrolled Central Valley California Community College students and California-based start-ups. We celebrate these students as they culminate this cohort and showcase all the learning and growth that has happened in just the past few months.

We thank the companies, mentors and supporters who helped this cohort of 22 students reach valuable insights that are hard to grasp inside the walls of a traditional classroom. This is where the magic happens – at the intersection of education and entrepreneurship – unlocking unique value for students and the entrepreneurial community.

The learnings, insights, and discovery gained these past couple months will continue to help the students advance personally and professionally in the most obvious and non-obvious ways.

Our mission at the Center is to democratize entrepreneurship for underserved talent – and we believe students are a powerful resource in accomplishing this goal. We’re focused on understanding the barriers to entrepreneurship and developing promising solutions as it relates to the entrepreneurial mindset, network & connections, and access to capital to accelerate the entrepreneurial capabilities for the benefit of our lives, communities and world. This is a journey that we’re not on alone, and we’re so deeply grateful to our partners who help make the work of our non-profit possible.

We invite you to celebrate these talented students with us.

If you or someone you know is a currently enrolled Central Valley California Community College student and is interested in participating in the next Internmatch cohort, please click here to learn more and apply. There are 16 available internships available for the September cohort, at this time.

	Alana Hulse Mt. San Jacinto College Faculty Mentor: Dr. Caren Hennessy	Madison Smith Mt. San Jacinto College Faculty Mentor: Dr. Caren Hennessy

	Aimee Carvajal Cuesta College Faculty Mentor: Arron Himelson

	Fa Zheng Pasadena City College Faculty Mentor: Mark Keene	Andrew Medina Reedley College Faculty Mentor: Sarah Maokosky

	Richard Gallegos Pasadena City College Faculty Mentor: Mark Keene	Vincent Lam Orange Coast College Faculty Mentor: Fred Judd

	Alejandra Ruiz Hernandez Diablo Valley College Faculty Mentor: Linda Tran	Raianna McKinnie Diablo Valley College Faculty Mentor: Linda Tran

	Adam Mendez Moreno Valley College Faculty Mentor: Robert Mason	Ashley Duran Moreno Valley College Faculty Mentor: Robert Mason

	Jacob Trumble Fresno City College Faculty Mentor: Amber Balakian	Rasleen Kaur San Joaquin Delta College Faculty Mentor: Andrzej Kobylanski

	Pauline Manning City College of San Francisco Faculty Mentor: Vivian Faustino-Pulliam

	Juan Ochoa Reedley College Faculty Mentor: Sarah Maokosky	Mayra Francisco Nunez Pasadena City College Faculty Mentor: Mark Keene	J Contreas Pasadena City College Faculty Mentor: Mark Keene

	KC Young Pasadena City College Faculty Mentor: Mark Keene	Saif Haq San Joaquin Delta College Faculty Mentor: Andrzej Kobylanski

	Joshua Reagan Porterville College Faculty Mentor: Elisa Queenan	Mae Day Camarena Porterville College Faculty Mentor: Elisa Queenan

	Nyah Gaitan Glendale College Faculty Mentor: Rafael Cardona	Jennifer Mendoza Glendale College Faculty Mentor: Rafael Cardona