David moved to Hutchinson, Kansas January 2010, fleeing his native home in Mexico due to death threats from drug cartels to his family. He graduated from Hutchinson High School in 2015 and attended Catholic Seminary College at Conception Seminary College in Conception, Missouri, and Holy Trinity Seminary at the University of Dallas.
In 2017, David lived in Topeka, Kansas, where he worked as a program assistant at Shawnee County Prevention and Recovery Services / Safe Safe Streets Topeka. There, he developed communication efforts and was a community mobilizer in the Latinx community focusing on substance use and crime prevention. He also helped youth in substance use case management.
David returned to Hutchinson in 2019 to work with Rise Up Reno Prevention Network as a Youth Leadership and Communications Program Coordinator. In August 2020, David left Rise Up Reno to join BowerComm, a strategic marketing firm based in Hutchinson, Kansas as a content specialist.
In 2020, David started his work as the Human Relations Officer at the City of Hutchinson. His task is to create harmonious relationships and eliminate prejudice among the various groups within the City of Hutchinson. He leads equity, diversity, and inclusion efforts for the City and advises other community organisations on equity strategies.
His passion is community building and leadership development. He loves creating spaces where everyone belongs. In his free time, David enjoys cooking, reading, and spending time with his wife, Maddy.