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University of Washington: UW Capstone Team Project with Alimentando al Pueblo

by Natalie & Maribel

English:

Dear Community,

We are two dedicated student-led teams from the University of Washington who are super
excited to be working and learning alongside you! One of our teams will be focusing on direct
engagement with you, the community, while the other will be collaborating more closely with
your valued community partners.

We are planning on conducting short 1-on-1 interviews with a few AAP community
partners to gather feedback to inform the types of questions we should ask in the surveys we are
developing. Our goal is to draft 10-15 question mid- and end-of-year surveys aimed at gathering
qualitative and quantitative data from AAP’s community partners. We will have English and
Spanish versions of our drafts to increase accessibility.

We are hoping to hear directly from both the community AAP is serving and partners
who are in collaboration with AAP to identify areas of improvement but also to be able to
connect with you so that AAP can support you better. Stay tuned for any updates and we look
forward to connecting with you very soon through our soon to be 1-on-1 interviews and surveys.
If you have any questions or suggestions, feel free to reach out through AAP’s social media
channels, or if you just want to get to know our teams a little better check out AAP’s social
media for a little introduction of our team members.

 

Spanish Translation:

Estimada comunidad,

Somos dos equipos dirigidos por estudiantes de la Universidad de Washington que
estamos encantados de trabajar y aprender junto a ustedes. Uno de nuestros equipos se centrará
en el compromiso directo con ustedes, la comunidad, mientras que el otro colaborará más
estrechamente con sus valiosos socios comunitarios.

Tenemos previsto realizar breves entrevistas individuales con algunos socios
comunitarios de la AAP para recabar información sobre el tipo de preguntas que debemos
formular en las encuestas que estamos elaborando. Nuestro objetivo es elaborar encuestas de
entre 10 y 15 preguntas a mitad y final de año con el fin de recopilar datos cualitativos y
cuantitativos de los socios comunitarios de la AAP. Tendremos versiones en inglés y español de
nuestros borradores para aumentar la accesibilidad.

Esperamos escuchar directamente tanto de la comunidad a la que AAP está sirviendo
como de los socios que colaboran con AAP para identificar áreas de mejora, pero también para
poder conectar con vosotros y así poder apoyaros mejor. Estén atentos a las actualizaciones y
esperamos escucharles y ponernos en contacto con ustedes muy pronto a través de nuestras
entrevistas personales y encuestas. Si tienes alguna pregunta o sugerencia, no dudes en ponerte
en contacto con nosotros a través de las redes sociales de AAP, o si simplemente quieres conocer
un poco mejor a nuestros equipos, visita las redes sociales de AAP para conocer un poco mejor a
cada uno de los miembros de nuestro equipo.

Enrique Gonzalez

Racial Equity Planner, King County Hazardous Waste

Enrique Gonzalez is a Racial Equity Planner for King County Hazardous Waste who has been a social justice advocate for many years. He has worked at the Seattle Office of Police Accountability as a Community Engagement Specialist where he focused on developing relationships with community members and facilitated access to the police accountability process. Before that he worked as a Community Advocate and Commissioner on the Seattle Community Police Commission. Enrique traces his roots to the peaceful occupation of El Centro de la Raza, an organization dedicated to race and social justice through advocacy and programing, which his grandmother and father were a part of and where he grew up and worked for 11 years.

Enrique has a degree in American Ethnic Studies (Chicano Studies) from the University of Washington and he speaks Spanish fluently. He also grew up training in Hung Gar Kung Fu which he continues to practice. In his spare time, he enjoys working on his car which he takes to the track from time to time. 

Raquel Gomez

Social Impact Manager, Seattle Credit Union

Raquel Gomez was born and raised Seattle! She is the Social Impact Manager at Seattle Credit Union, formerly with BECU,  and for the past 6 years she has worked with her team to assist her community in achieving their financial goals and dreams. Raquel is one of the Founders of BECU’s Latinx Employee Resource Group and currently holds the title of Cultural Awareness Lead.

When they’re not at work, you can find Raquel actively volunteering within her community, spending time with her family and/or at the Sounders games!