Carlos Ruiz

Carlos Ruiz was born in Chicago, Illinois and moved to Puerto Rico when he was two and returned to Chicago by the age of ten. His hobbies are reading, playing baseball and eating pizza with his friends. While in college he studied sociology and grew an interest in his community. When he graduated the company BUILD hired him, and he now he works with Ames and Kelvyn Park.

   His views on education pertain to responsibility. He believes that even though you’re in college and you’re free from your parents’ rules and what not, you need to focus enough to do your work. He encourages students to listen to their parents (or guardians) and to come to school everyday.
The work he does is centered around helping kids in school and getting them scholarships for college. He helps kids with behavioral issues and others who are gang related and give them something positive to do. He helps students with schoolwork and homework and finds it rewarding to help kids. Though his work may have rewarding experiences, he does have challenges like when working with a student and said student gets injured or dealing with phones and social media.  

When asked what a role model is Carlos responds: “Someone that leads, someone that people can look up to, to either do good themselves or do the same good that person did.”