Arturo Jacobo is a Regional Planner at LA County Department of Regional Planning at LA County Planning. Colleagues describe him as "Arturo was a fantastic addition to the CA High Speed Rail Station Access team. He was eager to jump in to his own work developing passenger access design criteria for the Central Valley stations as well as understand higher level project context. Arturo is very responsive, engaged, and thorough in his work. He is a pleasure to work with!" and "I had the pleasure of working along Arturo at the Career and Professional Development Office at Loyola Marymount University. Arturo's professional and interpersonal style were second to none. His passion for developing inclusive communities and uplifting people from marginalized groups showed through the way he worked with every student that came into the office. He always provided everyone with warmth, openness, personalized feedback, and was an overall positive energy in the office. His ability to understand diverse perspectives, push the status quo, and hold the team accountable is what makes him such a great advocate, ally, and colleague. He is a great and passionate employee for any company lucky enough to have him on their team. "