Hispanic Heritage Month - Team Member Spotlight

In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, Sequoia is proud to spotlight Rosie Escalante, Community Manager of Sandpiper Village in Vacaville, CA. Rosie is a proud Mexican-American, who has been working at Sequoia for close to ten years. She is a valuable member of our team and her community. We are proud to share her inspirational story with you. Hear more about Rosie, in her own words, below.

I consider myself a Mexican-American leader in my community and I am proud of my Latin roots. As a Hispanic female leader, my background and culture contribute to my role as a Manager with Sequoia in the following three areas:

1. I am able to be influential to others in my Sandpiper community and a role model to the Hispanic Community here in Vacaville. This is especially true for our younger generations; I try to show them that if I can be in a leadership position, they can, too. With 39% of California state residents being Hispanic, I feel it’s important to be a role model, and hopefully inspire more Hispanics to step up into leadership positions in whatever line of industry they may be in.
2. In being a Hispanic leader, I feel lucky to be able to share some of my culture with my residents here at Sandpiper Village. For example, prior to Covid, we had a resident event where I cooked pozole. It was fun watching the residents who never had this dish try it for the first time and love it. We chatted about what ingredients are used and I even shared my family recipe with them so they can try it at home.
3. Finally, I am grateful that Sequoia gives me the opportunity as a Hispanic female leader to serve the public, especially since I get to serve my very own hometown where I grew up, Vacaville. It’s a good feeling to be able to share with customers everything I know about the local community, from the best hidden restaurants to happenings in town, like our annual Fiesta Days Carnival. I am proud to come to work every day and work for such an amazing and diverse company like Sequoia. Combining this with the opportunity to give back to my hometown is priceless.

My three proudest moments:

1. At my 8th grade graduation, I received a presidential award, from the President at that time, Bill Clinton.
2. When I was 18 years old, I was on national TV showcasing dancing in a show called “Caliente”. I performed the dance “Salsa and Merengue.” It was aired on the Spanish TV channel Univision.
3. I was the first one in my family to go to and graduate from college. I graduated from Sacramento State University with a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration with an emphasis in Finance.