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The Team

Eduardo Alvaro-Aguilar

Year: Class of 2024 (Junior)

Major: Psychology

Minor: Spanish and Theater

Ser hispano es cargar nuestro orgullo en altas y bajas.

Being Hispanic means being proud in the highs and lows that comes with it.

Noelia Arichavala

Year: Class of 2026 (Freshman)

Major: Spanish

Minors: Travel and Tourism & Teaching ESL

Ser hispana es tener muchas oportunidades. 

Being Hispanic means having many opportunities. 

Marleny Barrera

Year: Class of 2024 (Junior)

Major: Spanish Education

Ser hispana es una maravilla de conexión humana.

Being Hispanic a beautiful part of human connection. 

Jazmin Castillo-Soto

Year: Class of 2023 (Senior)

Majors: Psychology and Spanish

Ser hispana significa tener un sentido de comunidad en cualquier espacio que entramos.

Being Hispanic means to have a sense of community in any space we enter.

Evan Chandler

Year: Class of 2023 (Senior)

Majors: Journalism and Spanish 

Ser bilingüe es un superpoder y un privilegio. 

Being bilingual is a superpower and a privilege. 

Enrique Cuazitl

Year: Class of 2023 (Senior)

Major: Spanish

Ser hispano es poder conectar con muchos.

Being Hispanic menas being connected to many.

Engracia Felix 

Year: Class of 2026 (Freshman)

Major: Biology (Pre-vet)

Minor: Spanish 

Ser hispana te abre las puertas a un mundo de oportunidades.

Being Hispanic opens doors to a world of opportunities. 

Paola Fernandez-Jimenez

Year: Class of 2024 (Junior)

Major: Advertising with a concentration in Public Relations

Minor: Digital Media

Ser hispana/latina es ser rico sin dinero.

Being Hispanic/Latina is being rich without money.

Teresita Florentino 

Year: Class of 2024 (Junior)

Major: Psychology 

Minors: Psychology of Human Development, Counseling, Spanish

Ser hispana es tener varias oportunidades.

Being Hispanic means having many opportunities. 

MacKenzie Gonzalez-Garcia

Year: Class of 2024 (Junior)

Major: Human Resource 

Minors: Spanish and Marketing

Ser hispana es tener las raíces de mi familia. 

Being Hispanic means having my familys roots. 

Catie Hart

Year: Class of 2022 (Senior)

Major: Spanish

Ser bilingüe es encontrar una nueva perspectiva. 

Being bilingual is finding a new perspective. 

Bec Herrera

Year: Class of 2025 (Sophmore)

Major: Psycology

Minors: Spanish, Theatre, and Counseling

Mi hogar es donde me puedo expresar sin que me juzguen. 

My home is where I can express myself without being judged.

Alvaro Lagunas 

Year: Class of 2023 (Junior)

Major: Music

Ser hispano es como un sabor picante.

Being Hispanic is like a spicy flavor.

Kendra Loos

Year: Class of 2023 (Senior)

Majors: Elementary Education and Spanish

Minor: English as a Second Language 

Ser bilingüe es una oportunidad de entrar a otro mundo.

Being bilingual is an opportunity to enter another world.

Diana Martinez 

Year: Class of 2024 (Junior)

Major: Public Relations and Advertising 

Minors: Communication and Spanish 

Ser hispana es una bendición. Aunque hay tantos obstáculos, ser hispana es ser valiente y siempre aprender aún más de nosotros y el poder que tenemos siendo hispanos en los Estados Unidos.

Being Hispanic is a blessing. Although there are many obstacles, being Hispanic means being brave, always learning more about ourselves, and the power we have being Hispanic in the United States. 

Miguel Naranjo

Year: Class of 2025 (Sophomore)

Major: News Journalism 

Minor: Spanish

Ser hispano es ser parte de una comunidad compleja con tradiciones brillantes. 

Being Hispanic means being part of a complex community with brilliant traditions.

Jaqueline Ortiz Lozano

Year: Class of 2024 (Sophomore) 

Major: Psychology 

Minor: Spanish

Ser hispana es poder crear nuevas oportunidades para nosotros y para los que siguen.

Being Hispanic means being able to create opportunities for us and for those that come after us. 

Karen Pineda-Tejeda

Year: Freshman 

Major: Architecture 

Minor: Spanish

Ser hispana es siglos de honor y privilegio.

Being Hispanic means centuries of honor and privilege.

Mario Villanueva 

Year: Class of 2025 (Freshmen)

Major: Architecture 

Ser hispano es una bendición y un privilegio. 

Being Hispanic is a blessing and a privilege. 

Alejandro Zavaleta

Year: Class of 2026 (Freshman)

Major: Cybersecurity

Ser hispano significa vivir con orgullo en todo lo que haces.

Being Hispanic means living life with pride in everything you do.