Los Angeles Center for Enriched Studies Alumni Home Page, LACESAlumni.com

Class of 1990

Name: Jason Allen
E-Mail: omegaredd@comcast.net
College: Howard University
Major: Computer Graphics/Animation
Current Activities: Working as a web designer for the EPA. Also night club host. Working hard for the past 16 years here in DC. Done a little bit of everything from owning a small restaurant called Burrito Brothers to running security and host events around the city.
Comments: Email me and come visit, everyone is welcome would love to see everyone..

Name: Siouxsie (Barrera) Calderon
E-Mail: siouxwoman18@yahoo.com
College: CSULA
Major: Masters in Social Work
Current Activities Working on a needs assessment of Los Angeles, recently worked on a KCET caregiver film series regarding caregiver issues. Advocate for elders and families, facilitate bereavement groups and ind. counseling. Married 14 years and have a 13 year old daughter.
Comments Shannon, Mary, Iliana, Hilda, or anyone that use to attend CES. What is up?
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(Name) Robert T. Bradley
(E-mail address) Tybradley@sccu.edu
(College) Southern California College
(Major) BA Religion MA Religion
(Current Activities) Licensed Minister, College/Career Pastor in Orange County
(Comments) LACES was the end of the first era of my life.
Those memories are some of best I own.
Would love to hear from other alumni, especially class of 1990 (Black Panthers)

Name: Daoud Salaam Ali aka David Chavez
E-Mail: brotherdaoud@yahoo.com
College: Harvard College
Major: Engineering
Current Activities: Working as a computer programmer outside of Boston. Living in Worcester, MA with my wife and three daughters. The little one just turned 6 months. Putting together a hip hop mixtape.
Comments: The more time passes, the more respect I have for teachers like Mr. Faucett (sp?). He would talk about Cesar Chavez and Henry David Thoreau. He believed in social justice and really wanted us to think.
Home Page: http://www.myspace.com/abunurah

Name: Sandra Cho
E-Mail: sandraycho@yahoo.com
College: University of California, Irvine
Major: English
Current Activities: Financial Consultant with WM Financial Services. I have two beautiful children and just moved back to Los Angeles. Spent the majority of my life traveling, living in France, Korea, and Canada.
Comments: LACES-- the best and the worst of my life. Love to all. -Sandra.

Name: Muriel Cormier
E-Mail: mcormier@dmh.co.la.ca.us
College: Cal State Long Beach
Major: Master's in Social Work
Current Activities Working,working and working. When I have some free time, I travel, hang out with friends and enjoy life as a single person should.
Comments What about having a 15 year reunion?

Name: Renee (Del Rincon) Dunne
E-Mail: reneedunne@sbcglobal.net
College: San Francisco State University
Major: Consumer and Family Sciences
Current Activities: Bay Area suburban life is treating me well. I am still laughing... with my husband Gareth and my two sons- Brendan (5 1/2) and Nolan (2 1/2). Reunion in 2010?

 

Claudia Garcia
E-Mail Address: familyecm2005@yahoo.com
College: CSDH
Major: Doctor of Psychology
Current Activities/Comments:
Wow! It's great to see how everyone is doing. I work in a private practice setting in Southern California. I'm a clinical psychologist. I'm married. I have a beautiful 3 year old daughter. My best regards to all.

 

(Name) Denise Gonzalez
(E-mail address) denise.gonzalez@avnet.com
(College) Sonoma State University
(Major) Communications
(Current Activities) Quality Assurance /ISO Manger for a global electronics distributor
(Comments) Wow, I can't believe I stumbled into this website, all I was looking for was the # to LACES! I'm not married, no kids, just enjoying life, working in the corporate world and traveling. Hope to see the class of 90' at some point...hey what happen to our reunion?!

Name: Shari Gordon Lynch
E-Mail: supercurlygirl@yahoo.com
College: UC Santa Cruz
Major: BA Mathematics
Current Activities: Associate Communications Director
Team One LA

(Name)  Michele (Grigsby) Barber
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Name: Ilia ( Guaderrama) Munro
E-Mail: sweetpeamunro@yahoo.com
College: A.S. from Rio Hondo College
Major: Early Childhood Education
Current Activities: I am currently a spanish teacher at a preschool. I have also been married for 7 years and have 3 boys, Reed (6), Garrett (3 1/2), and Landon (5 mths).

(Name) Dannette Ivory
(E-mail address) danii@pacbell.net
(College) UCSD
(Current Activities) Sales & FULL TIME mom!!!!
(Comments) Since graduating from LACES my life has been filled with it's share of challenges-all life changing, especially the birth of my daughter Makaila (now 4 1/2). I'd love to hear from others from our class and see what life has brought into their lives!

Name: Eric Kaneshiro
E-Mail: ekaneshi@ucsc.edu
College: ucsc
Major: english literature
Current Activities: reading reading reading.

Name: Juay Kastl
E-Mail: juay_kastl@yahoo.com
College: Cypress Community College
Major: Business and Broadcasting
Current Activities: zzzzzzzzzzz.....Oh I mean, I am a bookkeeper now in Arizona. Relocated out here with the fam-bam.
Comments: check for me on myspace if you knew me :)

(Name) Robin Sax Katzenstein
(E-mail address) saxrob@aol.com
(College) UCSB/Pepperdine School of Law
(Major) BA Religious Studies/ JD
(Current Activities) Deputy District Attorney, Founder of STAAFF Stop the Abuse Against Families

(Name) John Latino
(Home page) http://www.pacificnet.net/~sonic
(College) UC Santa Cruz
(Major) B.A., Biology
(Current Activities) Software quality engineer and development at Hewlett-Packard.
(Comments) I'd like to give a big shout-out to Mr. Rutschman and Miss Lyles- thanks for the education!

Name: Michelle Morris
E-Mail: strv2bme@aol.com
College: CSUN/ National University
Major: B.A. Afr. Amer. Studies/ M. Ed. Teaching
Current Activities: Currently teaching in LAUSD for 8 years. Hanging out and having a ball! I have no kids (technically i have 19), so i'm trying to have fun while still young.
Comments: Are we having a 20th or not? We can't flake out this time. Shout out to Mignon, Marcus, Angie P., and Inez!! Some people i just don't talk to anymore so forgive me if i didn't shout u out!!

Name: Cecily Myart-Cruz
Current Activities: Middle school teacher.
West Area Chair for United Teachers Los Angeles

Name: Jan (Nakagawa) Robin
E-Mail: jlrobin899@yahoo.com
College: Cal Poly Pomona
Major: Hotel/Restaurant Management
Current Activities/Comments: Wife and Legal Assistant at an International Law Firm.
Ended up marrying David Rembert in 1994. We divorced in 1998. Remarried in 1999 and have been happy ever since.

(Name)  Yaphet K. Miller
(E-mail address)  hoselayer53@aol.com
(College)  CCSN
(Major)  A.A. Fire Science Technology
(Current Activities)  Professional Firefighter/EMT-II/Confined Space Rescue Technician
(Comments)  Things sure have changed haven't they? I'd like to say hello to everyone  please email me. I am a husband and
father of one beautiful little girl.  (Ask Bubbie!) I'm in Las Vegas, and have been since 1991. I'd like to get in touch
with more of the Class of '90.  I keep quite busy with my family and continuing education with my career, and participate in
community affairs as a member of the International Association of Black Professional Firefighters.  I wish everyone well.
(Give a brotha a holla sometimes.  Y'all know we go wayyyyy back!

Name: Marcus Morgan
E-Mail: marcusm72@msn.com
College: CSU Northridge/ Univ. of Phoenix
Major: BA - Sociology /African American Studies
Current Activities Married with two daughters - Maya(3) & Mia(1). Currently working on MBA at Univ. of Phoenix
Comments Honestly, I thought growing up at CES was pretty traumatizing. However, my life after CES made me really appreciate the experiences, and value the friends I made there. It's good to hear that everyone is doing well.

Name: Angela Nelson(Griffin)
E-Mail: ag30@charter.net
College: CSULB
Major: HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
Current Activities Preschool Teacher (Head Start)
WIfe & Mother of 2 Girls Keiera & Joi

(Name) Mark Oppenheimer
(E-mail address) markopp@hotmail.com
(Home page) None
(College) UC Irvine
(Major) Philosophy
(Current Activities) Moving back to LA from Portland
(Comments) Need Andrea Van Ducen'sand Charla Waltons Email

Name: Paul Safier
E-Mail: psafier@hotmail.com
College: University of Arizona; UCSB; Chico State
Major: Chemical Engineering
Current Activities I'm in graduate school at University of Arizona in Chemical Engineering. I Hope to finish my PhD in 2004! Then I want to sit on my ass and relax.
Comments I have great memories of my time at CES-what great friends. I still think about all the @#%$! we got away with and the fun times we had. I'd like to hear from anyone from CES. Email or call: (520) 275-0824. What's up with Mr. Moore??
Home Page http://www.u.arizona.edu/~psafier/

Name: Robin Sax Katzenstein
E-Mail: rsaxkatzenstein@yahoo.com
College: UCSB

(Name) Brian Scholtz
(E-mail address) scholtzb@yahoo.com
(College) UC Santa Barbara
(Major) Psychology
(Current Activities) Work for MGM Studios in Santa Monica -- SAP project for Home Entertainment
(Comments) Hope everyone is doing well.

Name: Matthew Shapiro
E-Mail: karimunjawa@yahoo.com
College: UCSD/Yonsei University/USC
Major: Political Economy/Development Economics
Current Activities Married with two kids and happy to be back in LA.
Doctoral candidate at USC.
Comments Where is everyone? Obi, John Myrow, Ernesto, Paul, Sherwin, Terry Robinson, Shayna, Jessica Willis, Erica, Mi Ryung, Danielle,... everyone?
Drop me a line.

(Name)  Dawn (Jordan) Smith
(E-mail address)  DSmith8089@aol.com
(College)  Chapman University
(Major)  Poli Sci
(Current Activities)  Mary Kay Consultant, Wife and Mother

(Name) Mignon Thomas
(E-mail address) mthomas0@pacbell.net
(College) CSUN
(Major) BS Finance and Real Estate
(Current Activities) Planning my retirement!
(Comments) LACES was a special place. I learned a lot. All of you from the class of 1990 let me know where you are so we can

Name: Shiva K. Thornton (Abdul Rahman)
E-Mail: gauged@yahoo.com
College: UCLA, Howard University
Major: B.S Math/Physics, Ph.D Physics
Current Activities Asst. Prof of Physics - Howard University
Technology consultant
Comments Lots to say, no time. Please email to stay in touch.

Ben Vivas
E-Mail: bfv@hotmail.com
Current Activities/Comments: I would of graduated from LACES in 1990 but I left my junior year. I would like to hear from some of my old friends. As for me, after I graduated high school I joined the ARMY for 8 years. Now I'm a District Fleet Manager for Waste Management. I have been married for about 2 months but been with my wife for 9 years. I have a 13 year old son and a 8 year old daughter.

(Name) Inez Wade
(E-mail address) iwade@lawa.org
(College) CSU, Dominguez Hills
(Major) B.S. Business Administration
(Current Activities) Management Assistant, Department of Airports - City of Los Angeles
(Comments) I am currently a career mom. I have a beautiful 3 year old son. We definitely need to get together and see each other and catch up on what's new and reminisce on the good ole days!!

directory last updated 6/10/07