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Written by: Jacob Martinez CEO of Digital NEST “COVID is picking up – we should pay attention to it,” I remember saying to board members in a meeting back in March 2020. Two days later, we made the call to shut down for a couple of weeks and see how the virus would play out. …

How Our Culture Made Us Stronger: 1.5 Years Later Read More »

Written By: Jacob Martinez Executive Director Digital NEST My son graduates high school this month and heads off to college in the fall. I’m both thrilled that he’s going to college, and concerned he’ll do well having spent the past year and a half in a virtual schooling environment. Thirty percent of high school students …

Have we prepared 2021 pandemic graduates? Read More »

sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com “They believe in my work, they believe in me as a leader, they open up access to other philanthropy,” Jacob Martinez said. READ ARTICLE>

By: Jacob Martinez Uber plans to double the number of Black executives in its ranks by 2025. Microsoft, Mozilla, and SAP have made similar commitments recently. These moves to create diversity inside technology companies are marginal and overdue. Imagine if technology leaders applied the same urgency, determination and resources they do to develop technology to …

Diversify the Workforce Faster with Urgency and Innovation Read More »

Welcoming Jacob Martinez to UC Santa Cruz It is with great pleasure and excitement that I announce that Jacob Martinez, a California leader in the push for technology access and education across the socioeconomic spectrum, will serve as an external adviser for UC Santa Cruz. His appointment comes at an important time for our campus and …

Digital NEST Founder to Serve as External Advisor for UCSC Read More »

Over the past six years, we’re grateful to have had many passionate and talented individuals join and serve on our Board of Directors, supporting Digital NEST as we’ve grown into an organization that is making an impact across the Monterey Bay region. As we embark on another exciting year of expanding our mission into new …

Digital NEST Welcomes Four New Directors to the Board Read More »

Digital NEST grows presence in California to transform youth into career-ready professionals Watsonville, California, November 17, 2020 – On the eve of its sixth anniversary, Digital NEST, a nonprofit youth workforce development and empowerment center headquartered in Watsonville with a location in Salinas, is moving to a larger space in downtown Salinas to continue building …

YOUTH WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT HUB EXPANDS TO REACH UNTAPPED TALENT IN THE NATION’S SALAD BOWL Read More »