This month the Greater Phoenix Chamber Foundation (Foundation) brings aboard two new team members that are sure to help increase the impact that the organization will have in the future workforce of Arizona! Our newest College and Career Coach will be aiding the students and staff at Phoenix Coding Academy. Additionally, the Foundation welcomed a Marketing Copywriter, who will help increase awareness about the Foundation’s innovative initiatives, ElevateEdAZ and Build Your Future Arizona.
College and Career Coach – Phoenix Coding Academy, ElevateEdAZ, Greater Phoenix Chamber Foundation
Kaycee O’Neill joins the Foundation this month as the newest College and Career Coach, working very closely with the students and faculty of the Phoenix Coding Academy. Kaycee graduated from Arizona State University and then transitioned to work with Teach for America, where she taught sixth grade English for two years. Kaycee was an intern at Education Opens Doors, where she focused on helping students through their high school journey to college. She will be working alongside our other Kaycie, who is the College and Career Coach for the Academies at South Mountain.
Kaycee has a passion for education and loves working with students. She is excited to help the students at Phoenix Coding Academy prepare for college or their career after high school. Born and raised in Arizona, Kaycee loves the outdoors. In her free time, Kaycee is learning how to mountain bike and practices Western swing dance.
“I am excited to be a part of the Greater Phoenix Chamber Foundation as I am inspired by its mission to promote career and college readiness in our students! I have a passion for advocacy in our youth, and I am thrilled to have the opportunity to create meaningful relationships with the students and school faculty in our community.” – Kaycee O’Neill
Bilingual Marketing Copywriter – Greater Phoenix Chamber Foundation
Joaquin Arellano also joins the Foundation team this month as the organization’s first Marketing Copywriter. Joaquin also graduated from Arizona State University, where he joined the team at Yelp. At Yelp, Joaquin enjoyed helping small businesses grow by enhancing their advertising efforts to gain customer leads. While attending ASU, Joaquin held an internship with Nativa, a multicultural marketing agency, where he was proud to be working with the community and inspiring the multicultural market through the development of creative web content.
Joaquin will be developing web content for both Build Your Future Arizona and ElevateEdAZ, bringing higher awareness for both initiatives that will ultimately enhance the talent pipeline in Arizona. In his free time, Joaquin enjoys streaming movies and tv shows as well as staying active by hiking in the Arizona sun!
“As soon as I graduated from Arizona State University with my bachelor’s degree in Marketing, I knew that I was meant to inspire the community through my creativity. Now, I have a unique opportunity to use my creative voice to motivate the future workforce of Arizona to find their dream career.” – Joaquin Arellano