Mr. Benitez is a Campus Assistant at BASIS Independent Silicon Valley. He attended Overfelt High School, where he played Varsity Soccer for all four years, consistently maintained a GPA of 3.5 or higher. During his time at Overfelt, he was also involved in student government for a couple of years.​​​​‌‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌​‍​‍​‍​​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌‌​​‍‌‍‌​​‌‌‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌​‍‌‌​​​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌​​‍‌​​‍​‍‌​‍​​‍​​‍‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌‌‌‍‍​‌‌​‌‌​‍​‍‌​​‌​‍​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‍​‌​‍​​‍​‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌​​‍‌​​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​​‍​‌‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍​‍‌‌

His goal as a Campus Assistant is to learn as much as he can to be the best assistant possible, while also connecting with students to motivate them toward a successful path in life. Mr. Benitez chose BASIS Independent Schools because he felt it was the best fit for him. He believes in building relationships with children first to gain their trust, which makes teaching them much easier. Mr. Benitez feels that students learn best when they connect with educators on a deeper level, beyond just academic subjects. To maximize student engagement, he uses imagination in classroom activities.

Outside of work, Mr. Benitez is an artist who creates abstract art on canvases and works on murals. He is also a bike mechanic and played semi-professional soccer for two years in Mexico.