Julissa Alvarado
Digital Marketing & Social Media Intern
Fall 2023 - Spring 2024
About
She / Her / Hers
Julissa Alvarado was a fourth year undergraduate student majoring in psychology from the Southwest suburbs of Chicago. She is a first-generation Mexican-American student and transferred in fall 2022 from College Of DuPage. Julissa’s career aspirations after graduating from UIC are to become a digital marketer. In the future, by creating her own Youtube Channel and becoming a host to her own podcast, she hopes to represent more Latinas in the media/marketing industry. Her interest in digital marketing and social media began as a social media ambassador where she began creating Tiktok videos and Instagram posts. In the past, Julissa played for Romeoville High School’s JV girls soccer team as a midfielder and ran long distance in girls cross country. Julissa is the youngest of three siblings and a proud aunt of two nephews and nieces.