Dr. Linh Dao, a native of Vietnam, is the first graduate of the FACES for the Future program at Oakland to be accepted to medical school. Linh was part of the first cohort of FACES students, starting in 2000 and graduating in 2003.  Dr. Dao is now a Resident Physician in Internal Medicine at Kaiser… [Read More]

Juana Camacho, FACES Oakland Class of 2005, currently works as a Continuity Coordinator in women’s health at Tri-City Health Center, a federally qualified health center serving the health needs of communities in southern Alameda County. Before graduating from FACES, Juana obtained certification as a Certified Nursing Assistant, and in 2007, she obtained her Medical Assistant… [Read More]

Perla Cantu, FACES Oakland Class of 2006, received her Bachelor of Arts degree in General Biology from Mills College in 2010. Following graduation, Perla has been employed as a Ward Clerk at Children’s Hospital Oakland, where she was first introduced as a FACES student scholar and now maintains contact with her former FACES mentors (occasionally… [Read More]

Angelica Nuño, FACES Class of 2005, graduated from U.C. Davis in 2010 with a B.S. in Human Development. For the past few years, Angelica has been working as a Unit Assistant at St. Rose Hospital Emergency Department in Hayward, CA. and as a Reproductive Health Specialist at Planned Parenthood. Angelica is preparing for a career… [Read More]

Mariano Macedon graduated from the FACES program in 2008.  He then graduated from UCLA with a BS in Biology. Mariano completed the Bay EMT/Reach Rescue program where he received the award for class valedictorian, and then graduated from the BAYEMT and Merritt College FireFighter Academy in Oakland. Mariano currently works as a firefighter/EMT with the… [Read More]