Querer es Poder: 50 Examples
Photo Exhibit of Successful CSUF Alumni on Display at Fullerton City Hall
What:
"Querer es Poder: 50 Examples," a motivational photo exhibit of 50 of Cal State Fullerton's successful Latino alumni, opens at Fullerton City Hall Monday, May 5, with a May 8 public reception featuring the Mariachi Divas.
Where:
Fullerton City Hall, 303 Commonwealth Ave.
When:
May 5-15
Reception: 6 p.m. Thursday, May 8
Who:
Two of the exhibit's subjects - Fullerton Mayor Sharon Quirk (teaching credential '87) and Carlos Leija (B.A. psychology '91), chief development officer for Orangewood Children's Foundation - were born, raised and still live in Fullerton.
More:
The exhibit's photographer, Ed Carreón, is one of the 50 subjects. The others are: Santa Ana City Councilwoman Claudia C. Alvarez; Mt. San Antonio Community College District Board President Manuel Baca; Santa Ana City Councilman Carlos Bustamante; Fulbright Scholar Andrea C. Cano; Sen. Lou Correa; John Cruz, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's appointments secretary; restaurateur Rosalina Davis; Diana M. de la Teja Torres, a pricing specialist at Boeing; David De Leon, a manager at John Wayne Airport; author Gloria DeLaTorre-Wycoff; John Echeveste, a partner in the Valencia, Perez and Echeveste Public Relations firm; Moreno Valley City Manager Robert G. Gutierrez; school teacher David A. Hernandez; Assemblyman Ed Hernandez; John C. Hernandez, Santiago Canyon College vice president of student services; Long Beach City Clerk Larry G. Herrera; Lawrence R. Labrado, a Rancho Santiago Community College District trustee; Carlos Leija, chief development officer for Orangewood Children's Foundation; filmmaker Alejandro P. Lopez; M. Alexander Lopez, senior territory manager at Allergan, Inc.; Maria Sanchez Macias, retired teacher and mother of Congresswomen Linda and Loretta Sanchez; E. Michael Madrid, Chapman University's education director; Angela Mannen, an El Camino College anthropology professor; Santa Ana City Councilwoman Michele Martinez; dentist Daniel Mendoza; Henry Mendoza, managing partner of Mendoza, Berger & Company; radio and television sports commentator José Mota; engineer Robert Navarro; Fernando D. Ortiz, chair of Santa Ana College's Ethnic Studies Department; Santa Ana Mayor Miguel A. Pulido; Fullerton Mayor Sharon Quirk; attorney Ralph C. Quiroz; engineer Imelda Ramirez; Manuel J. Ramirez, president of Ramirez International; Los Angeles Times writer H.G. Reza; Philip C. Rodriguez, director of student affairs at Cerritos College; forensic interviewer Adriana Patricia SanRoman; Lucy Santana, executive director of Girls, Inc.; engineer Judith Segura; Genevieve Barrios Southgate, assistant director of education at Bowers Museum; Lilia Margarita Tanakeyowma, Santa Ana College's dean of student affairs; social worker Rocio Valencia; Francisco J. Valle, president of Valle Consulting; Vikki Vargas, Orange County bureau chief for NBC/4-TV; artist Emigdio Vasquez; Juan Vázquez, president of Santiago Canyon College; Yesenia Velez, director of diversity for Orange County United Way; graduate student Sharone Carmona Williams; and Edgar Zazueta, legislative advocate for the Los Angeles Unified School District.
Background:
The traveling photo exhibit, part of Cal State Fullerton's 50th anniversary celebration, debuted at Santa Ana City Hall in March. It was at Irvine City Hall in April. Querer es poder is Spanish for "if you have the desire, you can achieve." In recognition of its Hispanic Serving Institution designation, the university's photo exhibit features 50 alumni, who exemplify the querer es poder theme.
Website:
www.fullerton.edu/50/events/50examplesMedia Contacts:
Mimi Ko Cruz, Public Affairs, 657-278-7586 or mkocruz@fullerton.edu
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