Academy Alumni

Alumni Spotlight - Lucy Gallardo


Lucy Gallardo was a quiet, shy Hispanic student who needed a class. She was lost and not sure what she wanted… so Mrs. Green (her counselor) placed her in the Global Business Academy and Lucy got a job due to her internship through GBIT at FATA Hunter. She paid her own way through CSUSB while working full time to help support her family. After graduation Lucy started an auto detailing business that she used to accumulate enough funds to open her Auto Body Shop, Inland Auto Body and Paint. Inland Auto Body and Paint has been voted top auto body shop in the Inland Empire two years running. Lucy recently won The Spirit of the Entrepreneur Award (Youngest Recipient). For more information on her award visit http://www.inlandspiritawards.com/content/2012-award-recipients.

Alumni Spotlight - Zafar Jafri

Zafar Jafri, a North High student and former Academy member, graduated in 2000. As a student at North, Zafar started his own internet business that grossed almost a million dollars before graduation. After graduation, Zafar received his Bachelor’s Degree from Clarmont McKenna and his Master’s degree from Cambridge University in England. After graduation from Cambridge, Zafar was hired by McKinsey & Co. as a Business Analyst. Zafar claims he has his dream job now working for JMI Equity as a Senior Associate.