Diego grew up in El Sereno, CA, and moved to the San Fernando Valley, where he graduated high school in 2014. He then enlisted in the United States Marine Corps and began training at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego in 2014. After supply school specialty training in 2015, Diego was stationed with the 2nd Supply Battalion’s Supply Management Unit (SMU) at Camp Lejeune, NC. During his enlistment, Diego was temporally attached to Combat Logistic Battalion 25 in 2016, where he served upon the USS Bataan in preparation for the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit. After he spent time in Norway attached to Combat Logistic Regiment 25, where he participated in NATO’s Exercise Cold Response 16, learning cold weather and mountain training. Diego served four years as a 3043 Supply Administration Specialist, where he achieved the rank of corporal.
Completing his service in 2018, Diego returned to California and enrolled in Pasadena City College (PCC). After graduating from PCC in 2020 with an associate degree in science, Diego transferred to Cal State LA to earn a bachelor’s degree in business administration with a focus on supply chain management. He is on track to graduate fall of 2022 and plans to continue his education at Cal State LA to earn his MBA.