User:Armandoescobedo

Born and raised in Corona, California; Armando Escobedo is an entrepreneur and lead creative who has spent the past twelve years serving is in the Inland Empire. Armando is a serial entrepreneur and visionary for businesses that included Galeo Design, Knoed Images, and Airon Design. He currently serves as CF youth Leadership Program Executive Director, Prior to this position he served as Deputy Director of Fund & Marketing Development since 2011.

Over the years he has diligently pursued his dreams and passions, and has worked with such companies as Chi Cuisine, YSN, Western Regional Security and Western Data.

His work throughout the years has brought him self-confidence- and discipline in his life. His early childhood had many dark times but he truly believes that building up yourself can lift your spirits to higher places. When he was born his mother was addicted to drugs while pregnant and gave birth to him prematurely, and instead of giving her new son the prospect of a bright future, instead gave him brain damage.

After just two years, she passed away, and with no other family to care for him, he entered the foster care system.

One of the very lucky ones, Armando was placed with a family that took him in as their own and made the commitment to raise him. His new mother gave him perhaps the greatest gift of all – hope. Her determination to beat all the odds eventually became his, and the young man Armando has grown into today bears little resemblance to the person you might imagine he’d become with such profound challenges to face.

As an adult, His only visible battle scars are a slight lisp, a pension for making no more tiny little errors in grammar, speech or spelling than your average ADD or dyslexic kid. But he’s still working on all of that too.

As a former foster child, Armando had the odds stacked against him. However, through hard work and dedication, he has accomplished independence and his work focuses on fostering opportunity for the members of his community.

For addional information visit his website: ArmandoEscobedo.com or CFYLP: cfylp.org