Elena Marroquin
Position Title:
Crew Leader Apprentice
Field Site Name:
Houston Community
Hometown:
Houston, TX
School:
Webster University
Major:
Public Relations
Dream Job:
Community Relations Coordinator for the Houston Texans
Current Favorite Song:
Payphone by Maroon 5
The person who inspires me most is…:
My dad
If I was a shape-shifter, I’d turn into:
If I was a shape-shifter, I'd turn into different people. Just because I would love to literally walk a mile in someone else's shoes and see how their life is. And at the end of the day learn something new from them and maybe begin to see life from another perspective.
My Motto:
Don't ever settle for less if you know you deserve the best! Most memorable outdoor moment:
My most memorable moment in the outdoors would have to be during my first year working as a crew member with SCA back in the summer of 2008. I remember we were working at the Houston Arboretum and our first assignment was to make a trail. I of course had no idea on how to do so and at the time the whole project seemed very intimidating. But my crew leaders as well as the director at the arboretum were able to show us how it was done. My first day working with SCA was by far one of the hardest things I had every done, especially because I have never worked in the outdoors and with tools. I remember leaving that day amazed with all the work our crew was able to accomplish in just one day. I was more amazed to see how a little person like me could do something so big.
