About Juarez Consulting

  • Founder

    Sylvia Juárez-Magaña has over twenty years of experience in the education field and working

    with young professional inclusion. She has represented numerous high-profile education entities

    and various organizations to advance their mission and vision. Sylvia strives for first generation,

    immigrant communities to understand the advantages they are entitled to through different

    channels. Juarez Consulting Inc. has given her the platform to work with organizations to carry

    projects from ‘concept to execution’ with higher education access and first generation retention

    in mind. Her commitment to equity takes on how inclusion needs to focus on retaining

    talent from first generation populations. Sylvia has expanded methods that employers and

    organization leaders can use to include the voice of those new to the field or to their team.

Juárez Collaborators

  • Brenda Castellanos-Nash

    Co-Host of Season One of Insider Career Conversations

    Brenda Castellanos-Nash believes education opens doors and has practiced those values throughout her life. She is originally from the San Francisco Bay Area and is a1st Generation graduate from U.C. Berkeley with a bachelors in American Studies. Her professional roles have included college admissions and roles in the tech field. After some reflection, she decided to return to school in 2011 and received an Associates in Science in diagnostic medical sonography. Brenda currently works as a Sonographer educator teaching point-of-care ultrasound to medical students at a university in Southern California. Amid her professional pursuits, she has kept true to the idea of helping others and advocating for those who need options and resources. True to form, she is currently pursuing a Master's in Public Health. As a wife and mother of 3, she enjoys spending time with her family, traveling and reading.

  • Benny Green

    Co-Host of Season Two of Insider Career Conversations

    Benny Greene has over 20 years of law enforcement experience working in OC Probation Department and LAPD. He has been working for the last 15+ years at UCI PD.

    Previously held positions:

    • Corporal

    • Field Training Officer

    • Racial Profiling Instructor

    • Systemwide Response Team

    • Warrant Apprehension Coordinator

    • Cross Cultural Center Liaison

    Also, conducted new hire on-boarding.
    Recipient of two Lifesaving Medals.
    B.A. History CSDHU minor Political Science A.A. History Cerritos College
    A.A. Administration of Justice L.A. City College

  • Pablo Minchez

    Academic and Content Contributor

    After transferring from San Bernardino Valley community college, I completed a bachelor’s degree in Pure Mathematics from the University of California Berkeley, with an emphasis on math and science education. I have over 8 years of experience being a private tutor and completed over 100 hours of field placement shadowing teachers in the K-12 school system across the San Francisco Bay area. I have always had a passion for teaching and learning; my curiosity often leads to discovering new connections between the topics I am interested in. I am a big advocate of life-long learning and my teaching methods emphasize discovery learning, critical thinking, and problem solving.