Mariana Salgado 2010 Recipient University of Arizona

Mariana graduated in 2015 with a Bachelor of Arts in Communication and minor in Spanish and Retail Sciences. She is the station manager for Enterprise Rent-A-Car at the Tucson International Airport and the event coordinator at Borderlands Brewing. She recently purchased a house, and lives with her rescue dog, Brando.

Mari still loves community service. She is applying to be "Big Sis" with Big Brothers Big Sisters, assists with the League of Mexican American Women’s Tucson chapter and is the Alumna Adviser for Kappa Delta Chi. Mariana also helps with Alisa's Angels. She explains, "Alisa’s Angels has meant the world to me. I want to do everything I can to bring Alisa’s Angels into the home of more students looking for financial assistance for school, and help change their life the way it has changed mine."