| Los
Angeles: Verenisa
Alfaro, MSW Psychiatric Social Worker, LAUSD
Sandra Gonzalez,
Congressional Aid
San Luis Obispo:
Angela Reed, social
worker, Aviva Family Services
San Francisco:
David Abella, Board
trustee, California State Students Association
East Bay:
Cheryl Hurd, TV
reporter, NBC11
Leticia Aguilera-Ledesma,
physician, Bay Valley Medical Group, Hayward
Fresno:
Olga Martinez,
president, Allright Diversified Services
Jacq M. Wilson,
attorney, Schuman and Associates
Long Beach:
Jaime Barragan,
teacher, Millikan High School
Christy Zamani,
Assistant Director, Student Academic Support, CSU Office
of the Chancellor
Juan Ruvalcaba,
medical resident, UC San Francisco Medical Center |
Jesus V. Perez entered Fresno State in 1990. As a son of migrant farm workers
from Salinas, he came from a historically disadvantaged background.
A capable student, Jesus graduated from Fresno State with
a Special Major in Interdisciplinary Studies (Latin American
Studies) in 1998. Jesus was accepted into graduate studies
at San Diego State University and completed his M.A. in Latin
American Studies in 2002. His master's thesis was awarded
the “Best Thesis in Latin American Studies” by
the Pacific Coast Council on Latin American Studies. During
the 2002-2003 school year, Jesus worked in Gresham, Oregon
with Catholic Charities as a gang outreach specialist. In
fall 2003 he entered the Ph.D. history program at the University
of California, San Diego.