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Class of 2022-2023

Adilene Cruz

Partner Organization

Alliance Christine O'Donovan Middle School

https://www.odonovanacademy.org/

Alex Gonzalez-Garcia

Partner Organization

Central American Resource Center

www.carecen-la.org/

Alexander Aguilar

Partner Organization

Los Angeles Brotherhood Crusade

www.brotherhoodcrusade.org

Angela Evans

Partner Organization

Alliance Christine O'Donovan Middle School

https://www.odonovanacademy.org/

Angelica Martinez

Partner Organization

Al Wooten Jr. Heritage Center

www.wootencenter.org

Asia Oliver

Partner Organization

STEM to the Future

https://www.stemtothefuture.org/

Betsaida Garnica Diaz

Partner Organization

Los Angeles Brotherhood Crusade

www.brotherhoodcrusade.org

Carlos Gonzalez

Partner Organization

Root Down L.A.

www.rootdownla.org

Carolina Trejo

Partner Organization

A Place Called Home

www.apch.org

Christina Gonzales

Partner Organization

Art Share Los Angeles

https://artsharela.org/

Derick Rodriguez

Partner Organization

Community Development Technologies Center

www.cdtech.org

Diego Cruz

Partner Organization

Reading to Kids

http://www.readingtokids.org/

Freddy Andrade

Partner Organization

Los Angeles Brotherhood Crusade

www.brotherhoodcrusade.org

Indeya Eubank

Partner Organization

Community Partners for L.A. Commons

www.lacommons.org

Janai Valentine

Partner Organization

Art Share Los Angeles

https://artsharela.org/

Jocelyn Henriquez Reyes

Partner Organization

YWCA Greater Los Angeles

ywcagla.org

Joel Avila

Partner Organization

Jazz Hands for Autism

www.jazzhandsforautism.org

Leslie Cruz

Partner Organization

Jazz Hands for Autism

www.jazzhandsforautism.org

Nathalia Carreon

Partner Organization

A Place Called Home

www.apch.org

Odalis Perez

https://www.linkedin.com/in/odalis-perez-221487123/

Partner Organization

South Central Family Health Center

https://www.scfhc.org/

Samantha Cortez

Partner Organization

Community Development Technologies Center

www.cdtech.org

Stephanie Gordian

Partner Organization

South Central Family Health Center

https://www.scfhc.org/

Tory Shaw

Partner Organization

Willowbrook Inclusion Network

https://thewinzone.net/

Victoria Prescott

Partner Organization

Artivists United

artivistsunited.com

Class of 2021-2022

Abraham Chimalpopoca

Partner Organization

South Central Family Health Center

https://www.scfhc.org/

Aileen Dominguez

Partner Organization

A Place Called Home

www.apch.org

Alex Chumley

Partner Organization

TRAP HEALS ORG

https://www.trapheals.com

Angela Evans

Partner Organization

Moving Mountains By Illumination / M.M.B.I. Life Beyond Youth Project

mmbithebrand@godaddy.com

Angelica Abi-Farah

https://www.linkedin.com/in/angelica-abi-farah-860473165/

Partner Organization

Urban Scholar Academy

www.urbanscholaracademy.org

Angelica Martinez

Partner Organization

Al Wooten Jr. Heritage Center

www.wootencenter.org

Asia Oliver

Partner Organization

Concerned Citizens of South Central Los Angeles

Asong Bush

Partner Organization

Jazz Hands for Autism

www.jazzhandsforautism.org

Beni Benitez

Partner Organization

Youth Justice Coalition

https://www.youthjusticela.org/

Carlos Yanes

Partner Organization

A Place Called Home

www.apch.org

Cynthia Meza

Partner Organization

Los Angeles Brotherhood Crusade

www.brotherhoodcrusade.org

Darius Turner

Partner Organization

TRAP HEALS ORG

https://www.trapheals.com

Elliott Pascascio

Partner Organization

Community Health Councils, Inc.

www.chc-inc.org

Ethan Harvey

Partner Organization

Baldwin Hills Community Development Corporation

https://bhcdcorporation.mystrikingly.com

Giovanna Tyndale

Partner Organization

Physicians For Social Responsibility

www.psr-la.org

Ivan Hernandez

Partner Organization

Root Down L.A.

www.rootdownla.org

Jamelle Tucker

Partner Organization

A Step to Freedom

https://asteptofreedom.org/

Jason Li

Partner Organization

Community Development Technologies Center

www.cdtech.org

Jesus Damina

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jesus-damina-89a574203/

Partner Organization

Community Development Technologies Center

www.cdtech.org

Jorvin Avila

Partner Organization

Baldwin Hills Community Development Corporation

https://bhcdcorporation.mystrikingly.com

Kevin Kuramoto

Partner Organization

Concerned Citizens of South Central Los Angeles

Kevin Miles

Partner Organization

Los Angeles Brotherhood Crusade

www.brotherhoodcrusade.org

Kimberly Salguero Perez

Partner Organization

United Parents and Students

http://unitedparentsandstudents.org

Laine Washington

Partner Organization

Legacy LA

legacyla.org/

Lauryn Crawford

www.linkedin.com/in/lauryn-crawford

Partner Organization

Al Wooten Jr. Heritage Center

www.wootencenter.org

Leslie Cruz

Partner Organization

Alliance Christine O'Donovan Middle School

https://www.odonovanacademy.org/

Mark Melendez

https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-melendez-070139239/

Partner Organization

South Central Family Health Center

https://www.scfhc.org/

Michelle Blanco

Partner Organization

All Peoples Community Center

https://allpeoplescc.org/

Raven Huston-Jackson

Partner Organization

Los Angeles Brotherhood Crusade

www.brotherhoodcrusade.org

Rodney Morris

Partner Organization

TRAP HEALS ORG

https://www.trapheals.com

Rosio Romero

Partner Organization

Alliance Christine O'Donovan Middle School

https://www.odonovanacademy.org/

Ryondell Bourne

Partner Organization

Youth Justice Coalition

https://www.youthjusticela.org/

Sarah Quitman

Partner Organization

Youth Justice Coalition

https://www.youthjusticela.org/

Shydreama Renfurm

Partner Organization

A Step to Freedom

https://asteptofreedom.org/

Stephanie Gordian

Partner Organization

Art Share Los Angeles

https://artsharela.org/

Teagan Kowitz

Partner Organization

Art Share Los Angeles

https://artsharela.org/

Trinity Hughes

Partner Organization

A Place Called Home

www.apch.org

Class of 2020-2021

Anthony Perez Cruz

https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthony-perez-cruz-275106233/

Partner Organization

Community Development Technologies Center

www.cdtech.org

Anthony Reyes Hernandez

Partner Organization

A Place Called Home

www.apch.org

Astere Ellen

Partner Organization

Legacy LA

legacyla.org/

Brittany Bradley

Partner Organization

Los Angeles Brotherhood Crusade

www.brotherhoodcrusade.org

Celeste Ponce

Partner Organization

Al Wooten Jr. Heritage Center

www.wootencenter.org

Darius Turner

Partner Organization

TRAP HEALS ORG

https://www.trapheals.com

Gisela Santiago

Partner Organization

A Place Called Home

www.apch.org

Jessica Bermejo

Partner Organization

Central American Resource Center

www.carecen-la.org/

John Broadway

https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-broadway-44767bb7/

Partner Organization

Inclusive Action for the City

Kevin Miles

Partner Organization

Los Angeles Brotherhood Crusade

www.brotherhoodcrusade.org

Laine Washington

Partner Organization

Legacy LA

legacyla.org/

Maira Tejeda

www.linkedin.com/in/maira-tejeda-41717a23b

Partner Organization

MOSTe

www.moste.org

Maisie Gutierrez

Partner Organization

Community Asset Development Re-defining Education (CADRE)

www.cadre-la.org

Marisa Orozco

Partner Organization

Las Fotos Project

Naima Orozco-Valdivia

Partner Organization

MOSTe

www.moste.org

Natalie DeVaney

Partner Organization

Common Threads - Los Angeles

Paolina Cuevas

Partner Organization

Community Development Technologies Center

www.cdtech.org

Rosio Romero

Partner Organization

Community Development Technologies Center

www.cdtech.org

Tamara Favors

Partner Organization

Community Development Technologies Center

www.cdtech.org

Taya Lee

Partner Organization

Youth Mentoring Connection

www.youthmentoring.org

Xesenia Maurice

Partner Organization

United Parents and Students

http://unitedparentsandstudents.org

Class of 2019-2020

Adrian Estrada

Partner Organization

Central American Resource Center

www.carecen-la.org/

Alanna Araujo

Partner Organization

Las Fotos Project

Anthony Perez Cruz

https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthony-perez-cruz-275106233/

Partner Organization

A Place Called Home

www.apch.org

Anthony Reyes Hernandez

Partner Organization

Reading to Kids

http://www.readingtokids.org/

Ashley Jones

Partner Organization

Pukuu Cultural Community Services

Atanacio Ampig

Partner Organization

Strategic Action for a Just Economy (SAJE)

Daniel Lamas Sanchez

Partner Organization

Los Angeles Brotherhood Crusade

www.brotherhoodcrusade.org

Emeka Williams

Partner Organization

Coaching Corps

https://coachingcorps.org/

Esai Vergara

Partner Organization

United Parents and Students

http://unitedparentsandstudents.org

Esmeralda Morales

Partner Organization

Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles

Flora Chavez

Partner Organization

Pico Youth and Family Center

JaNeil Warren

Partner Organization

A Place Called Home

www.apch.org

Jennifer Castillo

Partner Organization

Community Development Technologies Center

www.cdtech.org

Jessica Bermejo

Partner Organization

Central American Resource Center

www.carecen-la.org/

Michelle Nguyen

Partner Organization

Al Wooten Jr. Heritage Center

www.wootencenter.org

Moises Rivera

Partner Organization

Community Development Technologies Center

www.cdtech.org

Naima Orozco-Valdivia

Partner Organization

MOSTe

www.moste.org

Pechsonita Tan

Partner Organization

CASA of Los Angeles

https://casala.org/

Priscilla Romero

Partner Organization

Central American Resource Center

www.carecen-la.org/

Regina Hieap

Partner Organization

South Central Family Health Center

https://www.scfhc.org/

Sergio Alvarado

Partner Organization

Inquilinos Unidos

http://www.inquilinosunidos.org/

Sharay Green-Lea

Partner Organization

Families in Schools

Tamara Favors

Partner Organization

Vox Collegiate

https://voxcollegiate.org/

Tanya Borja

Partner Organization

Legacy LA

legacyla.org/

Tariq Glenn

https://www.linkedin.com/in/tariq-glenn-1a9a4731/

Partner Organization

Community Development Technologies Center

www.cdtech.org

WHO WILL YOU BECOME?

We are all in a constant state of becoming, constantly growing as leaders by developing new skills, challenging our beliefs, and pursuing new challenges. To illustrate this, we reached out to some of our amazing alumni and asked them to reflect on how Public Allies helped them change their beliefs, thoughts, actions, and more. Below is what they had to say. So who will you become?

Jeanny Marroquin, Class of 2013-2014

Program Director, City Year

Growing up as a first generation U.S. citizen, I lived and saw an array of injustice in my community. Since I can remember, I was determined to be part of the solution. Public Allies connected me to mentors who supported me to hone my skills and talents as a young professional, while also creating spaces that challenged a truly diverse cohort to bridge thoughts of mind and experiences, encouraged unity in our community. Now I work with a diverse team to provide the same opportunities for young adults who are mentors, tutors and role models in inner city schools.

Xesenia Maurice, Class of 2020-2021

MSW Student, Cal State Los Angeles

I have never felt so supported in my life, and the labor the Public Allies Los Angeles staff has given each of us is so precious and monumental. The PALA staff really supported me in overcoming my doubts and fear, and apply for grad school. I am forever grateful and hope to return to help others the way they helped me.

Loralei Bingamon, Class of 2006-2007

Doctor of Occupational Therapy (OTD) & Registered / Licensed Occupational Therapist (OTR/L)

I use to feel I lacked the hands on experience to be seen as valuable to an employer, but now I have the confidence in my skill set and consider myself an asset to any team.

Natalia Rodriguez, Class of 2012-2013

Paralegal Coordinator, Immigrant Defenders Law Center

I used to think that in order to be a leader in my community , I had to change who I was: 4’9″ latinx, first-generation, femme queer, working-class, soft-spoken. I learned that all these identities made me relate-able to my community and enriched me with the experiences and knowledge needed to create positive change in my community.

Diana Yvette Aguilar, M.Ed., Class of 2014-2015

Learning Assistance Specialist, Saddleback College

I used to think people could get to the place they wanted to based on their own merit, but now I know there are systems in place that continue to oppress historically disadvantaged people making the idea of meritocracy false.

Natalie DeVaney, Class of 2020-2021

Poet | Musician

I cannot believe I received this opportunity, I feel immensely grateful for the trainings, the community and the experience as a whole. This was something I’ve dreamt about my whole life, to have intelligent conversations in a professional and real setting with intelligent, astounding individuals about a variety of topics I care deeply about and that affect me, people, and communities I love.

Gilma Guerra, Class of 2015-2016

Program Director, SPARK Program

I used to be too timid to speak up – thinking that my perspective wasn’t important, unique, or eloquent enough. Now, I am able to command space in a room and know that my voice is just as important as anyone else’s.

Teresa (Dioclen) Hofer, Class of 2008-2009

Program Manager, Institute for High Quality Care

I used to be oblivious to the systematic effects of power, privilege, and oppression, but now I actively analyze our systems with a critical lens and work to change the things that particularly impact our disenfranchised communities.

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THIS IS ONLY THE BEGINNING

Our Allies are forever part of the Public Allies family. Our Alumni Programs connect and engage the growing Public Allies network of diverse leaders, providing support for graduates’ career development, influence, impact, and civic engagement.

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of Los Angeles Alumni are Employed in the Nonprofit / Public Service Sectors

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