1.0Hope Serviceshttps://www.hopeservices.orgHope_Authorhttps://www.hopeservices.org/news/author/apimentel/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="BwldfjUTBk"><a href="https://www.hopeservices.org/news/staff-spotlight-melisa-rillera/">Staff Spotlight: Melisa Rillera</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.hopeservices.org/news/staff-spotlight-melisa-rillera/embed/#?secret=BwldfjUTBk" width="600" height="338" title="“Staff Spotlight: Melisa Rillera” — Hope Services" data-secret="BwldfjUTBk" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> https://www.hopeservices.org/wp-content/uploads/IMG_9897-scaled.jpg25601828For the past seven years, Melisa Rillera has been a powerful champion for inclusion and opportunity at Hope Services. Starting her journey as a Community Support Facilitator and later promoted to Job Developer, Melisa has dedicated her career to building bridges between local businesses and individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities seeking meaningful employment.A proud Filipino-American and Bay Area native, Melisa feels a deep-rooted connection to Eastside San Jose—an area she credits with shaping her identity and values. “It raised me,” she says, describing her work as a heartfelt commitment to give back to the community that gave her so much.