Mariano Macedon graduated from the FACES program in 2008. He then graduated from UCLA with a BS in Biology. Mariano completed the Bay EMT/Reach Rescue program where he received the award for class valedictorian, and then graduated from the BAYEMT and Merritt College FireFighter Academy in Oakland. Mariano currently works as a firefighter/EMT with the Alameda County Fire Department where he serves the healthcare needs of Oakland community members.