Annual Tamalada
Every year in December, the El Monte Promise Foundation hosts the Annual Tamalada fundraising dinner as a way for community members to gather to celebrate the successes of the year and to honor outstanding accomplishments in the community with the Bobby Salcedo Esperanza Award. The funds raised at this event go directly to support the EMPF Scholar Savings Program and operations.
The Tamalada began in 2004 as a grassroots movement by the El Monte Coalition of Latino Professionals to fundraise for student scholarships. With the creation of the El Monte Promise Foundation in 2012, the event grew. It now brings together hundreds of community members, including leaders from state and local government, community and business organizations, and our educations partners from the local school districts and community college.
This event provides a valuable opportunity for community members to show their support of the important work of the El Monte Promise Foundation as build cradle-to-college pathways in El Monte and the surrounding communities.
Bobby Salcedo Esperanza Award
The Bobby Salcedo Esperanza Award is named after Roberto “Bobby” Salcedo, a respected El Monte Union educator who graduated from Mountain View High School in 1994, taught at South El Monte High School and served as an administrator at South El Monte, Mountain View and El Monte high schools. He served on the El Monte City School District Board of Education at the time of his untimely death in 2009.
Bobby Salcedo was born and raised in our community, and he played a vital role as a mentor for our students, and an inspiration for his colleagues.
The Bobby Salcedo Esperanza Award is awarded to outstanding educators who exemplify Salcedo’s tireless commitment to education.
PAST RECIPIENTS
Leticia Urias
Mountain View School District
Monica Macias
El Monte City School District
Joel Whisler
El Monte Union HIgh School District
Dr. Lillian Maldonado French
Lifetime Achievement Award
Ruby Huesca, Mountain View School District
Juan Muñiz, El Monte City School District
Oscar Castillo, El Monte Union High School District
Rocio Centeno—Mountain View School District
Jose Espinoza—El Monte City School District
Tam Ly-Wong—El Monte Union High School District
El Monte City School District
Mountain View School District
El Monte Union High School District
Rio Hondo College
California Community Foundation
Richard Hanson—El Monte City School District
Priscilla Figueroa—Mountain View School District
Cesar Castellanos—El Monte Union High School District
Suzette Johnston—El Monte City School District
George Schonborn—Mountain View School District
Patricia Filimaua—El Monte Union High School District
Keith V. Richardson — Lifetime Achievement Award
Estelle Charlebois—El Monte City School District
Mary Aguayo—Mountain View School District
Geodi Sunabe-Davidson—El Monte Union High School District
Nick Salerno —Lifetime Achievement Award
Pedro Galindo—El Monte City School District
Mario Gonzalez—Mountain View School District
Erick Escamilla—El Monte Union High School District
Dr. Lillian Prince—Lifetime Achievement Award
Leticia Arreola—El Monte City School District
Raymond Andry—Mountain View School District
Bernie Arteaga—El Monte Union High School District
Jeff Seymour—Lifetime Achievement Award
Indra Arellano—El Monte City School District
Sonia Lamas—El Monte Union High School District
Darren De Knikker—Mountain View School District
John P. Kovac—Teacher,
El Monte Union High School District
Mary Morze-Leyva—Teacher, El Monte City School District
Terri Thomas—Mountain View School District
Margina Berg—El Monte Union High School District
Bea Barney (Posthumous Award)—El Monte City School District
Armene Chavdarian—Retired Deputy Superintendent of Instruction, EMCSD
Kathy Furnald—Retired Superintendent, El Monte Union High School District
Mike Felix—El Monte Adult School Counselor
Ray O’Neil—Teacher, El Monte High School
Mike Rogel—Director, EMCSD Child Welfare & Attendance
Ken Weldon—Chief, El Monte Police Department
Lillian ReyExecutive Director
EM/SEM Emergency Resource Association
Jeff Seymour | Superintendent,
El Monte City School District
Doris Dann | Executive Director,
Our Saviour Center
emCLP Parents