Sergio Cuevas

Sergio Cuevas

Los Angeles Program Manager

Originally from the San Fernando Valley in California, Sergio was raised by a single mom and two older sisters.

After several years of civilian work, in 2007, at the age of 23, he followed his dream and decided to enlist in the Marine Corps Infantry. Sergio's first duty station was in Twentynine Palms with the 2nd Battalion 7th Marines, followed by 12th Marine Corps Recruiting Command in Sacramento from 2011-2014; and finally with 1st Tank Battalion back in 29 Palms until 2016.

During Sergio's time in the Marines, he received numerous awards, including the Combat Action Ribbon, Presidential Unit Citation, Naval Unit Citation, three Good Conduct awards, five certificates of accommodations, two Meritorious Mast, Recruiting Ribbon, California's Governor's Recognition as a hometown hero in 2013. After his time as a Marine, in 2016, he attended community college, where he became the Vice President, then President of the Veteran's club. Because of this work, he received a City of Los Angeles Certificate of appreciation for Veteran service in 2017. In 2018, he worked alongside social workers at the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services, where he received the 2020 Directors Employee Recognition Award.

As Sergio transitioned out of the service, he joined Merging Vets and Players (MVP). MVP's peer-to-peer support helped him navigate his most challenging times and enabled him to work through what was next in life. He continued to grow due to the support he received as a member, and now as the Program Manager for the LA Chapter of MVP. While going through his transition, he was honored as the Los Angeles Dodgers Hero of the Game in May 2018 and attended the Fan Appreciation Recognition event.

Sergio has three wonderful boys, ages 10, 12, and 14.