Diego E. Bartolome

Diego Bartolome is a persistent visionnaire, Actor, U.S. Army Officer, and Organizational Leader who believes in the business of lifting people up through communication and cooperative teamwork. Diego was born in South Lake Tahoe, CA to Paula Irene Bartolome and Eduardo Salgado Bartolome. His lineage derives from Mexico and Spain from his father and France from his mother. He has a sister Xochitl who is a communications major at Oregon State University. Diego began acting out of a passion for creative expression in his hometown of Placerville, CA. In 2016, with a motivation to serve and an interest in bettering his leadership capabilities, he enlisted in the U.S. Army California National Guard. Over the course of the 5 years following that decision he worked alongside the military in operations across the state of California fighting wildfires. Diego (LT Bartolome) has served as the first appointed Computer Technical Specialist and Data Manager of Joint Taskforce Rattlesnake; a combined effort of the California National Guard, Air Guard, and Cal Fire to protect the civilians and critical infrastructure of the state from wildfires through reactive and proactive measures. In his position, he and his team laid the framework for task force operations and leadership methodology that has to this day remained common practice. As a trained Organizational Leader and U.S. Army Soldier, Diego discovered what it takes to create leaders and teams that not only survive but thrive in the most trying of conditions. Diego is continuously motivated for individuals to reach their fullest potential and for them to have the means necessary to do so. In 2018, while on rotation with the California National Guard, Diego moved to Los Angeles to pursue his acting full-time. While in the industry he has attended Los Angeles Pacific University for a Bachelor of Science in Organizational Leadership of which he graduated with honors in December of 2021. As of August of 2021, Diego continues to perform and resides in California, United States.