Distinguished Alumni

Entrepreneurs

Gilbert R. Vasquez, Managing Partner & Founder Vasquez & Company LLP
Frank Cruz, former television reporter, former vice president and general manager of KVEA Channel 52, former chairman and founder of Gulf Atlantic Life Insurance, and Managing Partner & Founder of Cruz & Associates.

Richard Alatorre, Former California State Assembly Member, Former Los Angeles City Council Member
Charles Calderon, Former California State Assembly Member and Former California State Senate Member
Matthew Gilbert “Marty” Martinez, Former California United States Congress member, House of Representatives
Gloria Molina, Former Los Angeles County Board Supervisor
Bob Pacheco, Former California 60th District State Assemblyman
Richard Polanco, Former California State Senate Majority Leader and Former Member of the California State Assembly
Edward Roybal, Former 25th District United States Congress member and Former Los Angeles City Council Member
Arthur “Art” Torres, Former California State Assembly Member, Former California State Senate Member, Former California Democratic Party Chairman
Esteban Torres, Former United States Ambassador to UNESCO, Special Assistant to President Jimmy Carter, Former United States Congress Member
Antonio Villaraigosa, Former Mayor of Los Angeles, Former California State Assembly Member and Speaker, Former Los Angeles City Council Member.

Ozzie Lopez, Director, Workforce Development Department at Altamed Health Services
Gilbert Ruiz de Esparza, New Programs Cell Leader at United Technologies Aerospace Systems
Albert C. Zapanta, Ph. D., former ARCO Director of Government of Affairs, Current President and Chief Executive Officer of the United States-Mexico Chamber of Commerce.
Richard Zapanta, MD, Orthopedic Surgeon

Marilyn E. Baker, Former captain for the East Los Angeles Station
Paul Chang, Regional Advisor, White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders
Julian Nava, Former Ambassador to Mexico, Writer.

Michael Rothmiller, New York Times Bestselling Author, Former Host for two ESPN shows and a Pulitzer Prize nominee.
Ruben Salazar, Former Reporter