Carlo Franco

Youth Engagement and Training Manager

City of Saint Paul

We have to do something that is going to give us the life that we want to see for ourselves.

About Carlo

I was the first in my family to graduate from college—I earned my bachelor’s degree in child psychology and leadership from the University of Minnesota.
Throughout college, I worked for the City of Saint Paul in the parks and recreation department.
I started at a rec center in my home neighborhood and then transferred to Highland Park, where I opened up a renovated building for teen and youth programming.
I then coordinated the St. Paul Youth Commission, an advocacy organization for young people to impact change within the city.
After that, I spent four years working as a restorative justice coordinator for Humboldt High School, the same high school I had graduated from.
I got the opportunity to work again with the city doing programming work in our rec centers.
I’m now working in youth development for the City of Saint Paul’s Right Track program, where I engage and empower young people and connect them with jobs.