Members

Francesca Medina

Marketing Director

Francesca Medina was born and raised in Oxnard, located along the coast of Southern California. She attended CSU Channel Islands located in Camarillo, California. Francesca graduated in May 2013 with a Bachelor's of Science Degree in Business and a Minor in Economics. She continued her education at CSU Channel Islands and recently graduated in September 2016 with a Masters of Business Administration Degree (MBA). She began dancing Folklorico in 2016 and is planning on continuing in her newly discovered passion.

Fun Fact: Francesca bakes the best desserts known to mankind in her spare time.

Justin Gutierrez

Finance Manager

Justin Gutierrez grew up in Los Angeles, California and attended California State University Channel Islands. He graduated with a Bachelors of Arts in Economics, with an emphasis in Managerial Economics and a Minor in Mathematics in 2016. He is currently attending California Lutheran University (CLU) for Masters degree in Quantitative Economics as well as a Post-Masters Certification in Financial Economics and Risk Management. He is expected to graduate from CLU in August of 2017. Justin has been dancing Folklorico for about 5 years now and he loves every second of it.

Fun fact: Instructor Carlos was actually His first Folklorico instructor ever!

Vanessa Camacho

Executive Administrator

Vanessa grew up in Ripon, the Almond capital of the world, which is located in central California. She graduated from California State University Channel Islands She has her BA in Communication with a minor in Chicano Studies and Art. Vanessa has been dancing for 3 years and plans on opening her own dance studio for individuals of all ages in hopes to pass down her culture.

Fun Fact: Vanessa's hair has been every color of the rainbow.

Miriam Torres

Dancer

Miriam was born and raised in Ventura County just 15 minutes form the coast. She hopes to graduate in 2018 from California State University Channel Islands with a B.S. in Health Sciences and a B.A. in Spanish and a certificate in translation. Miriam has been dancing for about 6 years and hopes to continue dancing and one day pass it along to her family.

Fun Fact: Give Miriam a bag of Hot Cheetos and she will love you forever.

Jennifer Lopez

Dancer

Jennifer Lopez is also known as JLO. She grew up in Northridge California, which is located in the San Fernando Valley. She currently attends Pierce College and is working on her first year as an undergraduate. She plans on majoring in Bioengineering because her favorite subjects are math and science. She began ballet when she was three years old, and then began to dance Folkloric at the age of five. Jennifer has been dancing Folklorico for 13 years and is currently in a Folklorico dance group at California State University Northridge.

Fun Fact: One of Jennifer's hobbies is learning different languages. She knows how to write, speak, and read a little bit of Korean. 안녕하세요 (annyeonghaseyo)

Coyolicatzi Cortes

Dancer

Coyolicatzi, also known as Coyo, grew up in Santa Barbara, California. She graduated from California State University Channel Islands with a BA in Sociology. She started dancing indigenous Oaxacan dances when she was about five years old with her family. She has been dancing Folklorico for about 3 years. Coyo also volunteers with the Future Leaders of America program, FLA, assisting Carlos in teaching Folklorico to young adults

Fun Fact: Coyo is addicted to Hot Cheetos

Edgar Solano

Dancer

Edgar was born in San Jose and raised in the evergreens of Salem Oregon. He obtained his B.S in Finance from California State University of Long Beach in 2015. Currently working as an accountant, he hopes to someday have his CPA licensing and become a C.F.O. He started his passion for Folklorico in 2016.

Fun Fact: Can pronounce all 50 states in a quarter of a second.

Victor Santiago Frausto

Dancer

Victor grew up in the San Fernando valley and the Santa Clarita valley, California. He attended California State University Channel Islands and graduated in the Spring of 2015. He attained his B.A. in Sociology with an emphasis in institutions, as well as two minors: Mathematics and Political Science. Victor started his passion for Folklorico in 2017.

Fun Fact: Director Carlos often says I look and sound like Chris Perez (Selena Quintanilla's Husband).

Valerie Castellon

Dancer

Valerie was born and raised in Ventura County. She currently is enrolled at Rio Mesa High School and will be graduating in June 2018. She is planning on studying to become a veterinarian to help animals. She has been dancing since 2013 and doesn't see herself stopping any time soon.

Fun Fact: Valerie has a dog named Butter!

Irene Rodriguez

Dancer

Irene was born and raised in Oxnard, California. She holds a Bachelors of Science in Policy, Analysis & Management from Cornell University, and a Masters of Public Administration from the University of Southern California (USC). Irene has been dancing for the better part of nine years; she continues to love the challenge of learning new dances and regions.

Javier Manuel Hernandez

Dancer

Javier Manuel Hernandez, prefers to go by his middle name Manny. He was born in Santa Barbara and has lived in Florida, and New York. He is currently pursuing a Bachelors in Psychology at Santa Barbara City College, and hopes to transfer to a four year institution to further his education. Manny has been dancing Folklorico since 2012 and considers it his passion.

Fun Fact: Manny enjoys playing the ukulele and making songs in his spare time.