Araceli Bootorabi graduated from Pacific Oak College with a major in Human Development. She has a wealth of experience working in various settings, where she has cared for some of the most vulnerable members of communities. Her roles have included Family Service Specialist, Post-Partum Doula, Pre-School Director, Child Development Coach, and Licensing Program Analyst for CCLD. Araceli is bilingual in English and Spanish.

In her free time, she enjoys activities such as crystal shopping, meditating, visiting botanical gardens, tending to her plants, sewing, exploring farmers' markets, creating tea concoctions, and discovering new pop-ups to support small businesses.