About Nuestras Raíces

Nuestras Raíces is a trademarked 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization serving the Los Angeles South Bay community. Nuestras Raíces’ mission is twofold: to provide an artistic space for its participants through dance and music classes and to empower its members to attain a college education. We serve over 150 children, their families, and their communities.

 

Our Mission

Nuestras Raíces exists to promote the Mexican culture through dance, music, and other traditional art forms and, at the same time, to promote higher education. Nuestras Raíces' mission is threefold: to educate its members and the community about Mexico, to foment a need in our members to become community leaders by obtaining a college education, and to create a space of social justice where education and art intersect.

 

Board of Directors

Gilbert Aceves, President
Sujey Esquivias, Vice-President
Darlene Andrade, Secretary
Bernardine Márquez, Treasurer
Argelia Andrade, Executive Director
Elízabeth Martínez, Noche Mexicana Coordinator
Yvette Martínez, Costume Coordinator
Elízabeth Zambrano, Programs Coordinator
Martha Zambrano, Fund-raising Coordinator
Maggie Zambrano, Performance Coordinator
Alfonso Barrera, Parent Coordinator
Aurora Lucero, Scholarship Coordinator
Martha Arias, Funding and Development Coordinator

 

Community Members (non-voting honorary members)

María Lucero, Assistant to the Board of Directors
Gloria Calderón, Grounds Coordinator
Cristina Aceves, Historian
Daniel Medina, Community Liason