The Latest News about our SRA Students and Graduates

Thursday, 17 of June, 2010

Spring is a busy time as we prepare for 12 college graduations and 40 college acceptances of our new rising freshmen. Here is the list of college graduates and college acceptances. Congratulations to all!

Congratulations to our 12 graduates!

  • Lily Dorman-Colby, B.S. Economics, Yale University (Lily will attend Boalt Law School in the fall)
  • Pedro Jimenez, B.S. Theology and Business Oral Roberts University (will work at Oral Roberts and attend graduate school for MBA)
  • La'Kiraa Lillard, B.S. Psychology, University of Missouri
  • Anitra Smith, B.S. Human Development, UC Davis (will intern at Kaiser Hospital)
  • Thuy Nguyen, B.S. Marketing, University of San Francisco (will work at VISA USA)
  • Jose Taylor, B.A. Sociology and Political Science Manhattenville (will intern at NYC law firm)
  • Mayra Vega, B.S. Psychology and Latin American Studies, Wesleyan University (will intern at NYC hospital)
  • Amanda Piercy, B.S Sociology, UC Berkeley, (Outreach for Charter School)
  • Amanda Strauss, B.S. Linguistics with an emphasis in Spanish, UC Santa Barbara (will teach English as a second language)
  • Andrea Williams, B.S. English, UC Davis (will teach)
  • Giovanni Mata, B.S. Mechanical Engineering, will complete a fifth year for Masters Degree, Santa Clara University (hired by Hewlett Packard)
  • Leonard Goo, B.S. Molecular Environmental Biology, UC Berkeley

Here is a partial list of our 2010 Summer Internships

  • Jeanelle Hope – Breakthrough Collaborative (teaching internship)
  • Susana Pinzon – Stanford Institute of Medicine Summer Research Program
  • Alex Lujan – California Youth Connection Policy Intern
  • Sandy Phan – Apple iTunes internship
  • Amily He – Apple Marketing Communications
  • Adrian Morris – Running Start Young Women’s Political Retreat
  • Marisol Ortiz-Melendrez – Camp Jones Gulch: Teen Coordinator
  • Jessica Acosta – Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund
  • Nina Torres – District Attorney Kamala Harris
  • Harun Abdi – Cisco—Worldwide Channel Marketing
  • Anthony Anekwe – UCSF Brain Tumor Research Center
  • Alvin Somwaru – CYO Camp: counselor
  • Julian Merino – CYO Camp: counselor
  • Chris Pulu – CYO Camp: counselor
  • Shelly Bibbins – Children’s Hospital Oakland Research Institute
  • Tanea Lunsford – Children’s Hospital Oakland Research Institute
  • Mehari Haile – Health Career Connection (John Muir Community Health Alliance)
  • Alsidneio Bell – NASA (not sure of specific placement yet)
  • Anastasia Novozhilova – UM NY (Universal McCann)
  • Alfonso Taylor – Occupational Health Internship Program (OHIP)
  • Anitra Smith – Kaiser Permanente National Diversity Dept.
  • Amanda Piercy – Flex Academy Outreach Coordinator
  • Nathan Porras – Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute
  • Simone Evans – Enterprise for High School Students (Architectural design internship)
  • Dulce Arroyo – PG&E
  • Evita Yarborough – AAA Online Product Marketing Internship
  • Kevin Williams – Summer Bridge residential adviser at UC Berkeley
  • Kosa Sanders – Enterprise for High School Students (orthopedic surgeon)
  • Abbas Mohammad – UCSF Department of Urology

We Will Send 40 Students Off to College

  • Adrian Morris – UCLA
  • Afshan Rehman – Oxford College
  • Angie Ngo – UC Berkeley
  • Beza Ali – UC Merced
  • Carly Tello – UC Santa Cruz
  • Christian Castang – Grinnell College
  • Cindy Bautista – UC Merced
  • Citlaly Negrete – UC Santa Barbara
  • Claire Alvarenga – UCLA
  • Diana Vargas – Stanford University
  • Earvin Buckner – UC Berkeley
  • Eddie Ashley – UC Riverside
  • Gabby Trujillo – Mt. Holyoke College
  • Homero Rojas – SF State
  • Jacob Hernandez – UC Davis
  • Jasenia Quintana Lopez – UC Riverside
  • Javier Magaina – Colgate University
  • Jennifer Grenajo – Holy Names
  • Jennifer Lopez – UC Berkeley
  • John Kennedy – Holy Names
  • Juan Sanchez – Holy Names
  • Justine McCullum – Wesleyan
  • Lawrence Jones – St. Mary’s College
  • Marjorie Morgan – SF State
  • Marley Grenafafe – Humboldt State
  • Melissa Lewelling – San Jose State
  • Musadiq Bidar – George Washington Univ.
  • Nkosazana Sanders – CSU Channel Islands
  • Noe Mata – Sonoma State
  • Richard Lin – UC Berkeley
  • Sammi Tam – UC San Diego
  • Shanice Patterson – CSU Sacramento
  • Simone Evans – Manhattanville
  • Sumat Lam – Stanford University
  • Susana Pinzon – St. Mary's
  • Ta' Randolph – Long Beach State
  • Tanesha Walker – UCLA
  • Tanisha West – Manhattanville College
  • Uzma Rehman – Oxford College
  • Yecica Urena – Bryn Mawr University