Alumni Board
Vivian Carrasco is a graduate from the Class of 1988 and is a business owner of Lajoma corporation, a real estate developing corporation. She also serves as treasurer/administrator for OLPH of Downey Education Foundation and was part of our RHS centennial committee and is also part of the RHS all stars.
Vickie Castro a graduate from the Class of 1963 is a retired principal of Hollenbeck middle school and has served as board member for LAUSD. Her leadership and mentoring have supported many teachers to pursue administrative roles. She is an active member of Association of Mexican American Educators (AMAE).
Virginia Childress is a graduate from the Class of 1994. She is a business manager/supervisor for NKSFB, IIc CPA firm. Her role in the centennial committee was the key to the success of our celebration and was the chair of the 1st annual alumni homecoming weekend. She has also helped organize the creation of the RHS All Stars team. She also is also an active member of St. Marianne’s School PTO as the treasurer.
Sandy Correa graduated in 1989 and is a successful businesswoman of Two Peacocks Travel and co-founder of Flores de Juanita. She also is an insurance agent for Farmers Insurance. She was part of our centennial celebration committee and is a member of the RHS All Stars team.
Mario Esparza graduated in 1970 and is one of our new board members. He has many years of experience in the legal profession and was the owner/senior partner of Esparza Law firm. He is a member of the reunion committee for the class of 1955 and co-founder of L.V. Scholarship Foundation. He is looking forward to working with the board to support our students’ success.
Ricardo Esquerra is a graduate from the Class of 1987 and is a senior accounts receivable/collections supervisor for Grifols Shared Services North America Division. He brings his professional experience as well as his expertise in cheering and dance as he led the GHS dance to national championships. He was part of the Centennial committee and is a member of the RHS All Stars team.
Dr. Ben Gertner, Principal of RHS and is an important board member who assisted in organizing the centennial celebration as well as the alumni homecoming event. His support of the foundation is much appreciated as we continue to create future programing for our students at our beloved alma mater.
Maribel Grajales-Hernandez is a graduate from the Class of 1990 and is currently a lead special ed teacher and assistant athletic director for our beloved alma mater Roosevelt High. She brings her expertise in organizing and supervising school activities. She is currently a member of her reunion committee.
Alejandra Henriquez is a graduate from the Class of 1999 and is a Senior operations administrator for SWCA Environmental Consulting firm. She has extensive experience in event planning and hospitality industry. She brings her leadership and organizational skills to the board and is looking forward to helping the foundation reach success.
Lance Holliday is a graduate from the Class of 1979 and was part of the ROTC and coached football for RHS for over 10 years. His passion for youth development has been his personal vision and serves as Youth recruiter & program director for Kollab Youth Workforce Development Program. He has led the 10th Annual Beef bowl and will chair this committee again.
Hilda Olmos is a proud graduate from the Class of 1988 and was part of the centennial celebration committee and reunion committee. She is a data entry clerk for Saldana Landscape company. She brings her artistic and organizational skills to the board and is here to be of service.
Maria “Sokie” Quintero is a proud graduate from the Class of 1984 and is a Political Science Professor at East Los Angeles College. She has participated in her reunion committees and sits on the Casa0101 board member as vice president. She was the chair of the centennial committee and currently serves as the president of the alumni foundation.
Danny Rodriguez is a graduate from the Class of 1990 and is a Tech for Frontier Company. He is a member of the CWA executive board, committee member for MAP organization as well as committee member for his reunion committee. He brings to the board his passion to volunteer to support our community.
Candy Tanamachi is a graduate from the Class of Winter 1969 and a founding member of the RHS alumni foundation. She is the past president and through her leadership the foundation became a 501 c3 organization. She is part of several reunion committees and serves in many Boyle Heights organizations like the Hollenbeck Youth Center and has served as the treasurer for the board.
Andrew Tapia is a graduate from the Class of 1985 and serves as the school climate advocate at Hollenbeck Middle School. He is part of the school site council as secretary and is part of the local school leadership team. He recently volunteered to become our foundation webmaster and has really revamped the RHS alumni foundation page with current information.
Please contact us for more information about the foundation, contact Sokie Quintero at [email protected] or call at 323-646-7434.
Our mailing address is
RHS Alumni Foundation
P.O. Box 331157
Los Angeles, CA. 90033
Email: [email protected]