Joseph Ruiz has worked with Interim, Inc. as a Counselor 1C at Manzanita Residential Crisis Program in Monterey and as a Recovery Coordinator II with Sun Street Centers’ Men’s Residential Program in King City.

Ruiz received his undergraduate degree in Political Science from San Jose State University in 2016, is currently a graduate student in the Master of Social Work Program at California State University, Monterey Bay, and serves as an MSW intern at Alianza for Youth Justice.