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ALUMNI SUCCESS


Pepe Gonzalez

10,000 Degrees Alumnus: 2001
Sonoma State University

PRINCIPAL, LAUREL DELL ELEMENTARY

If you have the desire, 10,000 Degrees will make sure you get through college.

Brigitte Moran

10,000 Degrees Alumna: 1984
Dominican University

CEO, AGRICULTURE INSTITUTE OF MARIN

If it were not for 10,000 Degrees scholarships I would not be where I am today.

Saul Peña

10,000 Degrees Alumnus: 2000
University of San Francisco

VICE PRESIDENT AT DODGE & COX

10,000 Degrees was really there all along the way, helping me realize what was truly possible.

Monica Oliva-Jimenez

10,000 Degrees Alumna: 2006
Saint Mary’s College of California

UNIVERSITY RECRUITER, AUTODESK

10,000 Degrees changes many lives the same way it changed mine. They helped me find my passion.

Jorge Lee

10,000 Degrees Alumnus: 2003
Georgetown University

THE GREEN ENTREPRENEUR

It is critical that we have an organization like 10,000 Degrees to help people achieve their college dreams.

Etoyia Roberts

10,000 Degrees Alumna: 2001
Holy Names University

THE EDUCATOR

If there is an opportunity that 10,000 Degrees can give to you, be mindful of what you need to do, and make that opportunity happen.

Dan Macias

10,000 Degrees Alumnus: 2008
University of San Francisco

ENTERPRISE ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE, ZENDESK

What makes 10,000 Degrees a great organization is the community they bring to a student who may not know what to do to get into college.

Cindy Ku

10,000 Degrees Alumna: 2009
San Francisco State University

LEGAL ASSISTANT, TARKINGTON, O’NEILL, BARRACK & CHONG

I’m not sure what I would have done if I wasn’t part of 10,000 Degrees.

Angel Ku

10,000 Degrees Alumnus: 2012

PHD CANDIDATE, UC SAN FRANCISCO, MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

10,000 Degrees opened the door for me to go to college.

Carolina Garcia

10,000 Degrees Alumna: 2014
Dominican University of California

ENGLISH TEACHER, HERBERT SLATER MIDDLE SCHOOL

Thanks to 10,000 Degrees, I've learned how to help my students who can then go out and help their communities.

Angelica Quirarte

10,000 Degrees Alumna: 2013
UC Santa Barbara

GOVERNMENT INNOVATION STRATEGIST, CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS AGENCY

10,000 Degrees is an amazing and life-changing program.

Denia Candela

10,000 Degrees Alumna: 2016
Sonoma State University

ENROLLMENT & OUTREACH MANAGER, NORTH BAY CHILDREN’S CENTER

10,000 Degrees allowed me to dream and accomplish beyond what I thought I could.

Mario Ernesto Lopez

10,000 Degrees Alumnus: 2007
UC Davis
UC Hastings College of the Law

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF ADMISSIONS, UC HASTINGS COLLEGE OF THE LAW

10,000 Degrees is the bridge between hopes and dreams, and Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctorate Degrees.

Josh Fryday

10,000 Degrees Alumnus: 2003
UC Berkeley
UC Berkeley School of Law

PRESIDENT, GOLDEN STATE OPPORTUNITY

Our highest calling is to serve others. 10,000 Degrees ensures generation after generation can answer this call.

Pedro Moura

10,000 Degrees Alumnus: 2010
UC Davis
MBA 2018, Berkeley Haas

founder & CEO, Flourish Savings

10,000 Degrees is the reason I got a college education.

Tam Tiet

10,000 Degrees Alumna: 2005
University of San Francisco

DOCTOR, FAMILY MEDICINE

10,000 Degrees inspires me to serve people through my profession and to look for opportunities to give back.

Abigail Cadelina

10,000 Degrees Alumna: 2015
Dominican University of California

EDUCATOR, BAYVIEW ELEMENTARY

Inspired by the help I received from 10,000 Degrees, I mobilize health and education resources to underserved communities.

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