Dallas ACAP

ACAP ALUMNI

Cesar Montoya

High School You Attended
Sunset High School

Years in ACAP (e.g., 2005, etc.)
1 Year

College(s) You Attended(Attending) and Major
Navarro University

Current Company and Job Role
Work at Jerry's Super Market

ACAP Reflections (How involvement in ACAP helped you transition to new levels, college, etc.)
ACAP is a huge apportunity for those who want to undertand finace literacy. A majority of freshman in general dont undertand how money works and understanding how the money can work for you. Accounting is a big part of finance intelligence and literacy. I recommend this to all people not just studnets.

Accomplishments to Date
2016-2017 (freshman)
- Joined tennis

2017-2018 (sophmore)
-Joined ACAP and stayed in dorms at SMU for a week.
-won medals for cross country and tennis for making it to district.

2018-2019 (junior)
-medalled for XC reionals
-7rd place medal in distrcit for XC
- medalled for tennis 3rd place in distrcit. --Attented Summer Intership at Capital One

2019-2020 (senior)
-medalled for XC reginal qualifier
-medalled for 3rd place in distrcit for XC
- Accepted to Navarro Univerity

What advice would you give current ACAP students?
Learn how you can make money work for you instead of working for the money. ACAP is the first step of undertanding finance intelligence.

Other Comments (if applicable)
Thank you for reaching out to me. There is so much i've wanted to tell you, but it is my fault why there was a lack of communication. My plan is for you to undertand that I know now how to make cashflow: real estate. I Am planning to know and encode real estate, entreprenuership, and swing trading in my brain because those are my passions and desires.My purpose is to help young teens how money really really works and guide them as a mentor, something I wish I had at a young age. However, one step at a time, after high school I am considering attending a trade school either or as a electricion or HVAC, its just my back up plan. I will forever keep in touch with you sir, and thank you so much for everything you done for all of us.
much love

ACAP ALUMNI - CLASS OF 2017, 2018

Gloria Akinnibosun

High School You Attended
DeSoto High School

Years in ACAP (e.g., 2005, etc.)
2017, 2018

College(s) You Attended(Attending) and Major
The University of Texas at Austin, Marketing & African and African Diaspora Studies, minor in Entrepreneurship

Current Company and Job Role
Equalman Studios ➤ Social Media & Marketing Intern in Austin, TX

School of Law | The University of Texas at Austin ➤ Events Assistant in Austin, TX

Social Media Team - UT Student Government Campaign ➤ Selected Participant in Austin, TX

ACAP Reflections (How involvement in ACAP helped you transition to new levels, college, etc.)
ACAP taught me what it means to lead and how to always define the precedent of every room I walk into. Simple "thank you's" and acts gratitude proved to go a long way here. ACAP taught me that I am indeed instrumental to the business industry, and that being a minority should only propel my dreams, not prohibit them. Although I am a marketing major, this one-week accounting program gave me an ample amount of time to reflect on what I loved most about my passions. This was my ideal transition to college, as it can be hard to constantly remind ourselves of who we are and how intrinsic our identities are in fields like accounting, marketing, finance, and beyond. I truly believe that without the ACAP experience, my high will to achieve, constantly excel, and dominate white spaces wouldn't exist. I love you, Dallas ACAP!

Accomplishments to Date
- Division of Diversity and Community Engagement at UT wrote about me! - https://diversity.utexas.edu/2020/02/17/fli-in-ny-marketing-sophomore-takes-a-bite-out-of-the-big-apple/

- May 2019: Panel with the Provost: Nominated Panelist of Student Success Initiatives

- May 2019: UT’s Black Student Alliance: Class of 2022 Academic Excellence Award

- May 2019 - September 2019: Marketing campus ambassador for Kendra Scott at The University of Texas at Austin

- November 2019: Selected by Director of Admissions to fly to Dallas and conduct scholarship surprise

- February 2019: Selected on social media team for a student government campaign at UT Austin (https://simonalynn2020.com/)

What advice would you give current ACAP students?
College is a never-ending process of "becoming." Please do not pressure yourself to transform into who you aspire to be overnight. Don't overwork yourself or over-commit to things that you don't have a loving for. Take care of yourself always, and practice good self-care habits in college. Make a list of all internships and programs you want to participate in and make LinkedIn your best friend - always update LinkedIn on what you've been up to professionally. College isn't a space to compete with others, just focus on the lane that will drive *you* to *your* destination. Please don't procrastinate. My motto is "Procrastination is the arrogant assumption that God owes you another chance to do tomorrow what he gave you the chance to do today." Make sure to live a little and have fun - you only get one undergrad experience!

Other Comments:
Thank you for always keeping me in the loop, Mr. Odell Brown. Always excited to see where Dallas ACAP is headed and how much its growing.