Julio Marcial,
Communications Associate
  native of Los Angeles, Communications Associate Julio Marcial believes in the
value of education.
“Growing up, getting an education was my mission,” Marcial said. “I
loved to learn, and that helped me earn a full academic scholarship to UCLA.”
One of six children, Marcial was the first in his family to attend college.
After two years at UCLA, he transferred to the University of California, Santa
Barbara (UCSB). While attending UCSB, Marcial participated in the National
Television Violence Study, which was partially funded by TCWF and administered
by Mediascope. This experience piqued his interest in social issues, which he
integrated into his educational and career choices.
  In the summer before his senior year, Marcial was a junior market research
analyst as part of a fellowship to the H.H. Rackham School of Graduate Studies
at the University of Michigan. The program is designed to encourage and prepare
participants from traditionally underrepresented ethnic groups to pursue
graduate studies. While in this program, Marcial presented research regarding
the overrepresentation of minorities in the juvenile justice system at
convenings in the Midwest and Canada.
Marcial graduated from UCSB with honors, receiving a B.A. in Sociology of
Mass Communications.
“My education did so much for me. It really broadened my horizons,”
Marcial said.
Following graduation, he worked for a year at the Montecito Bank & Trust
as a community relations representative before accepting a position as
communications clerk at TCWF in 1998.
“I was attracted to the Foundation because of its work in violence
prevention and other issues affecting the underserved,” Marcial said. “TCWF
has a history of being willing to engage in dialogue on issues that have been
silent for too long.”
Marcial was promoted to communications assistant in 1999 and to
communications associate in 2000. In his present position, Marcial has a wide
range of responsibilities. He primarily focuses on coordinating TCWF’s website
and media databases, and provides analyses and reports on the effectiveness of
TCWF’s electronic communications and public relations strategies. He also
writes news releases and articles for the Foundation’s publications and
website, and manages an archival library of Foundation- and grantee-produced
materials.
| “The grantees’ work is powerful - it enlightens me. I take pride in
telling their stories,” Marcial said. |
Marcial is a member of the Hispanic Public Relations Association, Public
Communicators of Los Angeles, The Communications Network, California Chicano
News Media Association, the American Sociological Association and the Southern
California Association of Philanthropy.
Recently admitted to UCLA’s Anderson School of Business, Marcial plans to
pursue an M.B.A. next fall.
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