"The LA Fellows program gave me the knowledge, confidence and motivation to move forward with my job search. I would have never interviewed for the Legal Analyst position I'm currently in at my company if it wasn't for the skills and awareness I developed over the course of the seven weeks of training. I know I would have eventually found a job without having been part of LA Fellows, but the process moved much smoother and my time was better spent once I was able to focus on the tools I needed to land the job I wanted. For the first time I felt that I was in control of where I was going rather than following wherever my job search led me. The kicker is that I enjoyed every minute of the learning and being around my colleagues. My unemployment experience went from headaches and loneliness to self-empowerment and camaraderie. As an LA Fellow, I was no longer alone."

- - Diana Rado, LA Fellows, Cohort 1   "The LA Fellows Program is a superior pay-it forward program. We received extremely capable executive level volunteers that were nothing short of excellent!"                                                                                        - - Jennifer Sanderson, Director, Coalition of Asian                                                                                             Pacifics in Entertainment (CAPE)      “Thank you again for sendnig such a delightful LA Fellows' participant our way. We enjoyed getting to know Michele and appreciated all the professional help she provided to our organization.                                                                                          - - Diane Thorsell, Chief Financial Officer                                                                                             Horizons      “With my journalistic skills of research and writing and my LA Fellows training in nonprofit management and funding, I think I can make a difference in the nonprofit sector. I look forward to my new career.”                                                                                         - - Jo Ellen Krumm, LA Fellow, Cohort 1       “As the labor markets, personnel practices and employer expectations change, it is helpful to update one’s understanding of the trends and habits of the current job market. While investigating new directions and opportunities, I was grateful to find Los Angeles Valley College was offering the L.A. Fellows Program with encyclopedic training from active professionals, coaches and consultants who are currently active in the field.”                                                                                        - - Robert Dilley, LA Fellow, Cohort      “I am happy to say that I have received the job offer that I wanted from the healthcare company that I have been targeting. I am truly grateful for the opportunity to be part of the LA Fellows program because I can say that it was this program that has re-energized me, and motivated me to believe in continuing to pursue the career that I really wanted. It gave me the right career coaching, which strengthened my belief that I could achieve my career goals of transitioning from advertising/publishing to healthcare. It was also through my association with all the tremendously talented individuals in the program, who have so generously assisted in encouraging me along the way. To all of them, I say thank you for being part of my journey.”                                                                                        - - Patrice Alvey, LA Fellow, Cohort 1      “I want to thank our instructors for sharing their wisdom with me.  You have each empowered me to become stronger and to take a proactive role in my job search. I now know who I am, what my values are, and, in the words of one of our instructors, ‘what my business would be.’   I’m encouraged to keep moving forward.”                                                                                        - - Kimberly James, LA Fellow, Cohort 1      “To me, the LA Fellows Experience means professional growth and opportunity. The program is providing me with executive level topics such as critical thinking, leadership and management and emotional intelligence. Plus, through the networking with other Fellows as well as the non-profit organizations, I am able to showcase my abilities in a proactive and professional setting. Thank you LA Fellows!”                                                                                        - - Harold Medina, LA Fellow, Cohort 1      “The number one item that I walk away with is a new found confidence. This experience allowed me to reacquaint myself with my strengths and also to recognize the manner in which I should present myself. That realization provided me with the confidence to move forward and be successful. As we were taught......We were successful before, we will be successful again. If that success does not arrive on our first attempt - SO WHAT! Keep moving forward - there is an opportunity awaiting each of us. I am a better person because of this experience and the program has positively changed my life. I am proud to be an LA Fellow!”                                                                                        - - Christine Stenberg, LA Fellow, Cohort 1      “I got a job thanks to LA Fellows! During training, there was a job fair at LA Valley College. The valuable training we received in the LA Fellows program focused on the importance of networking, what to say, and how to say it with confidence. With the support of LA Fellows, I was able to do this more successfully at that job fair than I ever had before. A recruiter from the fair hired me as a temp-to-perm Bankruptcy Specialist at Bank of America.”                                                                                        - - Ara Easley, LA Fellows, Cohort 1

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