08/12/2026
Meet Steffon, an SJCC+CS alum. 🤝 Before joining The Corps in 2022, Steffon was working at a gas station, feeling uncertain about his future and hoping for something more meaningful. Looking for better pay, stable benefits, and a career path, he found the San Jose Conservation Corps. Steffon didn’t just go through our job training program; he immersed himself in the experience and maximized his corpsmember journey. 🎉
Steffon earned his high school diploma in 2023 through our Charter School, stepped up as a leader on the Corpsmember Council, and mastered field skills, operating various power tools. “Going through the Corps helped me get where I am today,” Steffon shares. “I found something I can be passionate about, and I enjoy coming to work every day.” That passion stemmed from the opportunity to work with The City of San José as a corpsmember Intern. After excelling during his internship, Steffon was hired in 2024 as a part-time Maintenance Assistant for a year. 🎉 His skills and resume continued to grow, making him the ideal candidate for the City’s Parks Division. Steffon earned a promotion and has been working as a full-time City employee for the past year. With his new position, he secured great benefits and financial stability and is on the career path he was searching for. 🥳
Today, Steffon continues to advance in his career. He is actively seeking new experiences within the City of San José and has a long-term goal of working as a Project Manager in City Hall. 👏 Steffon shows us that commitment to a goal can lead to great success. He encourages incoming corpsmembers to set their own goals, “show up every day, and put in the time.”
