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De Villa credits her determination to persist in the face of adversity to the values her immigrant parents instilled in her and her younger sister, Riana. De Villa鈥檚 parents taught their daughters that education would open听doors to their futures and demonstrated that anything is possible with hard work, the right attitude and an unwavering will to succeed.

By setting up the Marinelo Sadsad and Amercia de Villa Endowed Scholarship, de Villa joins a special group of alumni that is instrumental in expanding scholarships to ensure the success of future Bobcats.

鈥淎s a student, I saw my peers working hard through late hours of the night and early hours of the morning to make the grade, plan a club event or help another student study to pass a class,鈥� de Villa said. 鈥淣ow as an alumna and staff member, I see my colleagues working just as hard to give these students the appropriate resources and a fighting chance to keep pursuing their degrees.

鈥淎lthough this scholarship is about them, it鈥檚 also about my parents.鈥�

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The endowed scholarship鈥檚 initials, M.A.D., also honor her siblings.

鈥淚 knew I wanted to honor my brother Maxximus and my sister Alexxis 鈥� they mean the world to me,鈥� Armedilla said. 鈥淚 know wherever they go, or whatever they do, they will always make a difference.鈥�

Armedilla serves as a liaison between the Office of the Chancellor and internal and external stakeholders, providing assistance on critical initiatives听such as the Presidents鈥� Alliance on Immigration and Higher Education. She is often the first point of contact with external partners, meeting with individuals such as CNN political commentator and commencement speaker Maria Cardona, chair of the California State Board of Equalization Fiona Ma and president of the Intel Foundation Roz Hudnell. More recently, she has been leading 麻豆无码版鈥檚 marketing efforts while working with campus partners and the University of California Office of the President.