Luis Angel Pelayo, FACES Class of 2008, graduated from UCLA with a Bachelor of Arts in Earth and Environmental Science, and then completed a Master of Education in Secondary Science at the UCLA Graduate School of Education’s IMPACT Program. UCLA IMPACT is an innovative teacher education program developed in partnership with UCLA Center X TEP,… [Read More]

Jonathen Vazquez, FACES San Diego Class of 2015, is among the most recent graduates of the FACES San Diego program. Jonathen is currently enrolled at San Diego State University where he majors in Health Science-Public Health. Jonathen plans to attend medical school to pursue a career as a cardiologist. Jonathen shares, “I wish to be… [Read More]

Sonja White (née Washington), FACES Oakland Class of 2003, is an an alum from our first cohort of students at Children’s Hospital Oakland.  Sonja earned a Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies and Master of Public Health at Touro University. Sonja also graduated from UC Riverside where she received a BA in Psychology. Sonja… [Read More]

Bryant Phan, FACES Oakland alum Class of 2011, graduated from Stanford University in spring 2015 with a Bachelors degree in Human Biology with a concentration in Biomedical Ethics. Bryant interned in hospitals for several years to gain additional healthcare experience.  He also gained experience working with and teaching underrepresented youth both in a medical and… [Read More]

Nicole Ozene, FACES Oakland Class of 2007, graduated from California State University East Bay with a BA in psychology. Nicole is currently employed as a Behavior Health Counselor at the East Bay Agency for Children. Previously, she worked at Intercare Therapy as a Behavior Interventionist, a position where she provided direct therapy to children with… [Read More]