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Former Pharmacy Student Ready to Enter the Field
Noah Meyers grew up in Surprise, Arizona, and knew what he wanted to do from a young age, kind of. A personality test he took in sixth grade, which offered career suggestions based on your results, told him that being a pharmacist would be a good fit for him. -
West-MEC Collision Student Breaking the Mold
Kaitlynn Trubl is breaking the narrative in the automotive industry. Trubl attended West-MEC and completed the Collision Repair and Refinishing program last spring, and now works as a Refinish Technician at Caliber Collision. -
West-MEC Graduate Plays Part in Helping the World Obtain Health for All
Connor Mattingly completed the EMT program at West-MEC in 2012. Today, he is the Associate Registered Nurse (RN) Director at Banner Health. He cites West-MEC as the jump start to his career in the medical field. -
Former Project SEARCH Intern Finding Success in His Role
Erik Whipple is a former Project SEARCH student who graduated from the 9-month program in 2018. Five years later, he is still working for the Renaissance Glendale Hotel and Spa, where his Project SEARCH internship took place, and he is excelling in his role. -
Hard of Hearing West-MEC Nursing Student Earns Full-Ride Scholarship to ASU
Juliana Trevino Ramirez has mild to moderate hearing loss in both ears and is hard of hearing. She lives with bilateral sensorineural hearing loss, which she has dealt with since birth. Now, when she graduates from Bourgade Catholic High School and completes the Nursing Services program at West-MEC this spring, she will head off to ASU on a full-ride scholarship. -
Writing the Code to Success
Jose Gonzalez is a Full Stack Developer for Encore Capital Group. He graduated from the West-MEC coding program in 2017 and has found success in the technical field. -
West-MEC student says Guten Tag from Germany
Max Woods, like a majority of high schoolers, didn't know what he wanted to do in the future. He never would've been able to guess where he would wind up working. -
A Passion for Helping People
Dani Torres uses her past as an inspiration to step into the medical field and to try to make a positive difference in people's lives. -
The Recipe for Success
When preparation meets opportunity. that's when great things happen. Joanna Pedraza Salgado is now reaping the benefits of that formula. -
Piloting his Life
Tyler Beckham knew what he wanted to do from a young age, but never knew how he was going to obtain his dream. West-MEC was a stepping stone to put him on the right track and now he is flying high. -
A Tough Transition Leads to New Beginnings
John Haggerty made a move across the country to Arizona in the middle of his high school career. He couldn't have imagined it may have been a blessing in dusguise. -
Super Student Works the Super Bowl
As the Super Bowl inches closer, the excitement in the greater Phoenix area is tangible. There are posters for the big game wherever you go, and foot traffic is noticeably higher. There is one former West-MEC student, though, who may be more excited about the game than most.
