Passion Meets Commitment at Charles Schwab for SRA Alum Carina Bustos
Carina Bustos is an SRA alum, and a first-generation college graduate from Occidental College in 2015, majoring in Critical Theory and Social Justice. While in college, Carina took advantage of Students Rising Above’s robust career development support, landing internships with CPUC (California Public Utilities Commission) Administrative Law Judges Division Internship, the San Francisco District Attorney’s […]
Thank You For Supporting Our Future Leaders at The 16th Annual Students Rising Above Gala!
We were overjoyed by the outpouring of support from nearly 600 guests, who joined us for an inspiring and festive evening at our 16th Annual Students Rising Above Gala, celebrating 20 Years of Redefining the Future! This year, we were honored to welcome Mayor London Breed, 45th Mayor of San Francisco, who opened the evening’s […]
SRA Alum and Systems Engineer Gives Back to SRA Community
Meet E’Quacy Parker, Cal Poly Pomona graduate and Systems Engineer with technology and innovation leader, Raytheon Company, specializing in defense, security and civil markets throughout the world. As a first-gen college graduate, E’Quacy is committed to pursuing a career in Aerospace Engineering and is grateful for Students Rising Above, who was “the backbone in his […]
SRA Alum President, San Francisco Board of Education
“We all have responsibility to improve our communities. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for.” – Stevon Cook September 25, 2018 marks an exciting day for Students Rising Above! Stevon Cook, SRA alum, board member and CEO of Mission Bit, the San Francisco computer programming start-up, striving to eliminate the tech divide for […]