03/25/2021
Please welcome the President of Management Advancement Club (MAC), Mercedes Candelaria (she/her/hers) To her friends and peers, she is better known as Mercy. As President of MAC, she supports the team in any capacity whether professional or personal so that leadership can remain strong and productive. Mercy also spearheads any campaigns or projects that are for the community, and she is head of the internal and external operations of MAC.
Mercy Candelaria is a third-year Marketing and Management major raised in San Francisco, CA. Currently, she calls Oakland, CA and Seattle, WA her homes, and she loves meeting all kinds of people. Mercy is also the Secretary of Public Relations for Northwest Filipino American Student Alliance and is affiliated with the United Filipino Club. As much as she loves her cultural connection and growth, she is committed to personal and professional development.
Mercy loves the community and resources that come with being an Albers student. She feels that the people and energy help her thrive in her professional and personal journey since she engages with similarly minded people. The Albers School takes care of its students and equips them with more heavy duty skills in networking, communications, writing, and beyond.
In addition, Mercy loves MAC because she gets to support a whole group of young leaders; her goal is to cultivate a community that strives to better themselves. One of her passions includes promoting better and transformational leadership which is one way that she could impact the MAC community.
Mercy loves making friends, so don’t be shy and give her a shout .candelaria On her down time, Mercy explores new coffee shops, loves taking morning drives to Coffeeholics in Columbia City, and catching views with friends. When she is not at MAC or NWFASA meetings, she can be found drinking coffee, going on car adventures, and taking spontaneous walks around the city.