Alum Birdi Olivarez-Kidwell Runs for Merced City School District Board of Education

Friday, October 09, 2020

MERCED COUNTY TIMES -- However, life took her in another direction, and she ended up studying at San Francisco State University, where she completed an M.A. in Interdisciplinary Arts. Meanwhile, she wrote curriculum and taught at Peninsula YMCA, and then took a temp position for Visa International in San Mateo.

It was just a temp job checking badges at the entryway to the corporate offices, but she loved it and brought enthusiasm and positive energy to work day after day. One day the executive vice president of the company took notice of her eagerness to learn, and encouraged her to start thinking of the company as a possible career pathway.

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