Deja Kono, FACES Class of 2006, currently is Business Operations Manager at the National Equity Project (NEP) in Oakland, CA. Deja joined the National Equity Project in October 2015 to provide support for the organization’s internal business operations. Her experiences growing up in Oakland and attendance at local public schools fostered a longing to see equity… [Read More]

My name is Jessica Abella, and I graduated from San Lorenzo High School and FACES Hayward in 2014. As a first-generation college student and the first in my family to consider a career in the health professions, I didn’t know where to begin. By participating in the FACES program in high school, I was able… [Read More]

Diana Maravilla, FACES Oakland Class of 2008, was born in Guadalajara, Mexico and raised in East Oakland.  As an immigrant and a first generation student pursuing her educational goals, she joined the FACES for the Future program during her sophomore year of high school.  What inspired Diana to explore the field of healthcare and medicine… [Read More]

Frederick Orejudos, FACES Oakland alum Class of 2008, completed his Licensed Vocational Nurse program and is currently working as a licensed LVN Charge Nurse in Oakland, CA. He ultimately plans to become a Registered Nurse or a Physician’s Assistant. He was fortunate enough to be part of FACES once again as a Student Advisor intern… [Read More]

My name is Nelva Perales, Class of 2016 graduate from Hoover High School and FACES San Diego. I will be an upcoming freshman at University of California, Irvine this Fall 2016 where I aspire to major in microbiology. The FACES San Diego program helped me narrow and find the field in medicine that I want… [Read More]