{"id":38713,"date":"2025-12-02T10:15:23","date_gmt":"2025-12-02T18:15:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/?p=38713"},"modified":"2025-12-02T10:36:28","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T18:36:28","slug":"christopher-nava-mcnair-scholar-excels-at-nuestras-raices-internship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/christopher-nava-mcnair-scholar-excels-at-nuestras-raices-internship\/","title":{"rendered":"Christopher Nava: McNair Scholar Excels at Nuestras Ra\u00edces Internship!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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As a Marketing & Data Analytics Intern at Nuestras Ra\u00edces Centro Comunitario, Christopher Nava<\/strong> plays a vital role in advancing the organization\u2019s mission to support the Hispanic\/Latine community. In this position, he builds and manages the data and communication systems that underpin a range of cultural, youth, and behavioral health programs. Christopher\u2019s technical expertise is central to his work. He develops SharePoint structures, Excel tracking tools, and custom macros for processes such as client intake, ITIN applications, service hours, workshop attendance, and youth participation. Beyond building these systems, he also cleans and analyzes datasets, equipping leadership with key insights to evaluate program outcomes and identify service gaps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition to his data responsibilities, Christopher contributes to the organization\u2019s outreach by designing bilingual flyers, creating social media content, and developing branding materials. He establishes marketing protocols that guide staff in the design and distribution of outreach materials, and coordinates timelines for community events and campaigns to maximize impact and engagement. Christopher\u2019s contributions extend to strategic projects, such as the Cultural & Behavioral Health Center Feasibility Study. For this initiative, he conducts benchmarking research, drafts sections on community need, land use, zoning, and economic projections, and prepares content for board presentations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nuestras Ra\u00edces Centro Comunitario is a nonprofit serving the Hispanic\/Latine community in Spokane, WA. With programs addressing healthcare, behavioral health, economic security, and education, the organization works with individuals and families to break down barriers to healthy living. Founded by the Hispanic Business Professional Association, Nuestras Ra\u00edces has promoted business growth, education, cultural preservation, and social justice in the Inland Northwest for decades. Chris\u2019s work embodies the organization\u2019s mission and the values of the McNair Scholars Program. Amazing work, Chris!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more visit: https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/christopher-nava\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

As a Marketing & Data Analytics Intern at Nuestras Ra\u00edces Centro Comunitario, Christopher Nava plays a vital role in advancing the organization\u2019s mission to support the Hispanic\/Latine community. In this position, he builds and manages the data and communication systems that underpin a range of cultural, youth, and behavioral health programs. Christopher\u2019s technical expertise is … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20138,"featured_media":38714,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wpo365_audiences":[],"wpo365_private":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[732,806,734,743,758,753,34],"tags":[756,154,134,754,96],"class_list":["post-38713","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-2023-2024-cohort","category-2025-summer-research-internship","category-chris-nava","category-christopher-nava","category-data-analytics","category-marketing","category-scholars","tag-data-analytics","tag-ewu-mcnair-program","tag-ewu-mcnair-scholar","tag-marketing","tag-mcnair-scholar"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38713"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/20138"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38713"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38713\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":38716,"href":"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38713\/revisions\/38716"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/38714"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38713"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38713"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38713"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}