Our Team

 

Alejandro Gutierrez Chavez

 

Co founder

Alejandro is a co-founder at LOS. He is a first-generation chicano and former educator who is currently working for First5 San Bernardino as Research and Evaluation Analyst. In 2017, he earned a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration Entrepreneurship and Supply Chain Management.

While attending CSUSB, he was named one of area’s 30 Most Influential Leaders Under 30 by Assemblywomen Eloise Reyes for his transformational leadership to the San Bernardino community as ASI President.

His vision is to use his entrepreneurial spirit and leadership abilities to create an entrepreneurial pipeline in the Inland Empire so the youth can pursue their dreams while giving back to the community that raised them.

 
 
 
 

Jorge Enrique Zatarain

 
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Co Founder

Executive Director

Jorge Zatarain is a co-founder and serves as Exectuive Director for Lifting Our Stories. Jorge is a first generation Mexican-American and son of immigrants hailing from Mazatlan, Mexico. His commitment to organizational development, his community, and philanthropy has earned him recognition from the California Senate and Assembly, and the House of Representatives. Jorge’s undergraduate work garnered him recognition from the Superintendent of San Bernardino county schools as one of the most outstanding first generation latino students at his graduation from Cal State Univ. San Bernardino. His past professional roles have taken him to 30+ different states in the country and given him the opportunity to travel the world, where he gained his love for travel and adventure.

His vision for LOS is centered around a community based organization that provides tools & resources to help underrepresented students and to inspire all individuals it touches to succeed in their lives and communities.

If not working or exploring the natural lands of San Bernardino, you can find him riding his onewheel electric board all over town!

 
 
 
 
 

Board of Directors

Jorge Enrique Zatarain

Executive Director | CO-Founder

Alejandro Gutierrez-Chavez

Co-Founder

William Kariuki

Secretary

Kaitlyn Gretzner

Member

Ivan Wright

Member

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