Ariana grew up in La Mirada, California and graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles as a Sociology major and Civics Engagement minor. Ariana served as the co-director of the outreach committee at the University Catholic Center and was the director of the Creative Minds Project, an arts and healing organization. Ariana worked at UCLA coordinating mental health programs for students on campus and taught after school reading programs for students in underprivileged neighborhoods. Ariana is so grateful that God led her to FOCUS and looks forward to haring more about how Jesus changed her life!