They provide public benefits advocacy for the homeless and mentally ill population in Alameda County. At UCSC, Raymond was a member of the Filipino Student Association and Engaging Education. He was also an organizer for the Practical Activism Conference and served two years as an officer in the Student Union Assembly. He was the Internal Vice-Chair for the first year and then Chair for the second. Raymond earned his B.A. in Sociology at UCSC and his J.D. from Northeastern University School of Law in Boston, MA.