San Diego Experience:
In San Diego, Ericksen has played a vital role by lending his time, skills and experience to help shape the direction of new and existing organizations. He has served as a board member and advisory committee member, using his talents as a website designer and in support of traditional and social media. His company, BEAM Translation & Media Corporation, has been a community partner with California State University San Marcos, Point Loma Credit Union and Palomar College GEAR UP program.
Maria de la Luz, Author
https://www.laluzbooks.com
María de la Luz Reyes is the 8th of nine children in her family. She grew up in a close-knit family where personal toys were rare. As a child, she enjoyed outdoor play with her brothers, sisters, and friends. She played marbles, jump rope, hid ‘n seek, jacks, card games, and loteria, a Mexican bingo game where all the family could play together. María also loved school, books, coloring, and even homework! (Yuk, you say?)
Just as her mother played lotería with her children and grandchildren, Maria also plays loteria with her own children and grandchildren on holidays and visits. Given her background, it is not surprising that Maria has a passion for culturally diverse children’s books that depict characters in large families and issues of economic struggle, culture and language.
Lemon Grove Oral History Project
Development Director
www.lemongroveoralhistoryproject.com
The Lemon Grove Oral History Project documents the story of “The Lemon Grove Incident of 1931”. This court case was the first successful school segregation challenge in the nation. The personal stories, photos, writings, experiences and recollections of living participants from the era and their direct descendants are being documented, preserved, and archived digitally through videos, recordings, and taped interviews.
The archives will be available online for libraries, college, universities and researchers.
Immigrant Justice League
www.ImmigrantJusticeLeague.org
The Immigrant Justice League supports just, fair, and humane treatment of all immigrants to the United States, especially children and families.
Design and develop Facebook page, website, and outreach
Immigration Solutions San Diego
Immigration Solutions San Diego is dedicated to assisting applicants in all 50 states navigate the various family-based immigration processes. We specialize in securing legal permanent residence in the U.S. and in obtaining immigrant and non-immigrant status through the successful filing of: marriage petitions, I-130 petitions, K-1 fiancé visas, adjustment of status, 601 hardship waivers, and petitions for naturalization.
California State University, San Marcos
In an ongoing effort to generate thoughtful content for National Hispanic News, BEAM has been taping video segments of Hispanic leaders in San Diego county with the support of student interns at California State University, San Marcos. Our ultimate goal is to partner with other efforts in San Diego to showcase the contributions of U.S. Hispanic political, artistic, educational and civil rights leaders through an easily accessible video channel.
Route 78 Rotary Club
Charter Member and Charter Board Member
President, 2014-2015
www.route78rotary.org
The Route 78 Rotary Club of North San Diego County exists to promote goodwill, respect and better friendships through service and support to the diverse communities of North County.
Projects consist of providing school supplies and dictionaries to a variety of elementary schools along the Route 78 corridor. Members of The Route 78 Rotary club have also collected holiday food baskets and participated in toy drives with MEChA of Palomar College. The Route 78 Rotary Club is hosting a Mariachi Festival in collaboration with two additional organizations:
Tierra Caliente Ballet Folclórico (Vista, CA) and Mariachi Garibaldi (National City, CA).
Lemon Grove Oral History Project
Dean's Advisory Council
College of Education, Health and Human Services, California State University, San Marcos
www.csusm.edu/cehhs/
The College of Education, Health and Human Services (CEHHS) Dean's Advisory Council is a volunteer board. The purpose of the Council is to:
A) Provide advice to the Dean in order to help the CEHHS best serve San Diego, the State of California, and beyond;
B) Provide contacts with business, government and the community to advance the mission of VEHHS, and act as an advocate on behalf of the CEHHS/CSUSM;
C) Provide leadership in fundraising and development in support of CEHHS's mission and initiatives.
Fiesta del Barrio Carlsbad Association
Board of Directors
http://www.fiestacarlsbad.org
Fiesta del Barrio Planning Committee 2014
The Fiesta del Barrio Carlsbad celebration helps raise money to support two of the Associations major goals:
1) To preserve and share the rich cultural heritage through educational programs and events in our community and in our schools;
2) To maintain a scholarship fund for Carlsbad youth who might not otherwise be able to pursue higher education.
Annual attendance at this one-day alcohol & drug free family Fiesta has grown to an estimated 12,000.
Point Loma Credit Union
Community Partner
Ericksen has exhibited his journalistic and fine arts photography at all six of the Point Loma Credit Union branches. His works include historic photos of César Chávez with Senator Kennedy (1985) the presentation of the 20-cent commemorative stamp honoring Hispanics Americans (1984) and Hispanic groups protesting Apartheid (1984).
He has also exhibited his fine art photography at the Carlsbad (Cole) Library, the Carlsbad Learning Center and the Lemon Grove Library, where he presented a photo of César Chávez to San Diego County Library Director, José Aponte. One of his photographs from the March on Washington series can be found on the cover of the text book, The Chicana/o in the U.S. Political System, edited by John E. Valdez, professor of Chicano studies at Palomar Collage.
Fresh Tamales Cooperative
Advisory Committee, Website and Social Media
www.fresh-tamales.com
"Fresh Tamales" was started in 2013 as a worker-owned cooperative to help educate women about owning and operating a successful business. The cooperative helps women to develop empowerment skills and to build a fully democratic workplace.
Palomar College GearUp
Business Partnership
www.palomar.edu/gearup/
Gear Up is designed to create a pre-college culture in middle schools, while continuing to serve the students as they proceed through high school graduation. GEAR UP moves with the students from their middle school years to high school graduation. It works to ensure that more students are prepared for and enroll in the college of their choice or are ready for any post-secondary education or career.
The Palomar College (PC) GEAR UP partnership program serves almost 3,000
students in two school districts, and three middle schools, with four cohorts. Located in the contiguous cities of San Marcos and Vista, California, an area about 50 miles north of San Diego, and inland, this rural yet growing region is rapidly transforming.
In San Diego, Ericksen has played a vital role by lending his time, skills and experience to help shape the direction of new and existing organizations. He has served as a board member and advisory committee member, using his talents as a website designer and in support of traditional and social media. His company, BEAM Translation & Media Corporation, has been a community partner with California State University San Marcos, Point Loma Credit Union and Palomar College GEAR UP program.
Maria de la Luz, Author
https://www.laluzbooks.com
María de la Luz Reyes is the 8th of nine children in her family. She grew up in a close-knit family where personal toys were rare. As a child, she enjoyed outdoor play with her brothers, sisters, and friends. She played marbles, jump rope, hid ‘n seek, jacks, card games, and loteria, a Mexican bingo game where all the family could play together. María also loved school, books, coloring, and even homework! (Yuk, you say?)
Just as her mother played lotería with her children and grandchildren, Maria also plays loteria with her own children and grandchildren on holidays and visits. Given her background, it is not surprising that Maria has a passion for culturally diverse children’s books that depict characters in large families and issues of economic struggle, culture and language.
Lemon Grove Oral History Project
Development Director
www.lemongroveoralhistoryproject.com
The Lemon Grove Oral History Project documents the story of “The Lemon Grove Incident of 1931”. This court case was the first successful school segregation challenge in the nation. The personal stories, photos, writings, experiences and recollections of living participants from the era and their direct descendants are being documented, preserved, and archived digitally through videos, recordings, and taped interviews.
The archives will be available online for libraries, college, universities and researchers.
Immigrant Justice League
www.ImmigrantJusticeLeague.org
The Immigrant Justice League supports just, fair, and humane treatment of all immigrants to the United States, especially children and families.
Design and develop Facebook page, website, and outreach
Immigration Solutions San Diego
Immigration Solutions San Diego is dedicated to assisting applicants in all 50 states navigate the various family-based immigration processes. We specialize in securing legal permanent residence in the U.S. and in obtaining immigrant and non-immigrant status through the successful filing of: marriage petitions, I-130 petitions, K-1 fiancé visas, adjustment of status, 601 hardship waivers, and petitions for naturalization.
California State University, San Marcos
In an ongoing effort to generate thoughtful content for National Hispanic News, BEAM has been taping video segments of Hispanic leaders in San Diego county with the support of student interns at California State University, San Marcos. Our ultimate goal is to partner with other efforts in San Diego to showcase the contributions of U.S. Hispanic political, artistic, educational and civil rights leaders through an easily accessible video channel.
Route 78 Rotary Club
Charter Member and Charter Board Member
President, 2014-2015
www.route78rotary.org
The Route 78 Rotary Club of North San Diego County exists to promote goodwill, respect and better friendships through service and support to the diverse communities of North County.
Projects consist of providing school supplies and dictionaries to a variety of elementary schools along the Route 78 corridor. Members of The Route 78 Rotary club have also collected holiday food baskets and participated in toy drives with MEChA of Palomar College. The Route 78 Rotary Club is hosting a Mariachi Festival in collaboration with two additional organizations:
Tierra Caliente Ballet Folclórico (Vista, CA) and Mariachi Garibaldi (National City, CA).
Lemon Grove Oral History Project
Dean's Advisory Council
College of Education, Health and Human Services, California State University, San Marcos
www.csusm.edu/cehhs/
The College of Education, Health and Human Services (CEHHS) Dean's Advisory Council is a volunteer board. The purpose of the Council is to:
A) Provide advice to the Dean in order to help the CEHHS best serve San Diego, the State of California, and beyond;
B) Provide contacts with business, government and the community to advance the mission of VEHHS, and act as an advocate on behalf of the CEHHS/CSUSM;
C) Provide leadership in fundraising and development in support of CEHHS's mission and initiatives.
Fiesta del Barrio Carlsbad Association
Board of Directors
http://www.fiestacarlsbad.org
Fiesta del Barrio Planning Committee 2014
The Fiesta del Barrio Carlsbad celebration helps raise money to support two of the Associations major goals:
1) To preserve and share the rich cultural heritage through educational programs and events in our community and in our schools;
2) To maintain a scholarship fund for Carlsbad youth who might not otherwise be able to pursue higher education.
Annual attendance at this one-day alcohol & drug free family Fiesta has grown to an estimated 12,000.
Point Loma Credit Union
Community Partner
Ericksen has exhibited his journalistic and fine arts photography at all six of the Point Loma Credit Union branches. His works include historic photos of César Chávez with Senator Kennedy (1985) the presentation of the 20-cent commemorative stamp honoring Hispanics Americans (1984) and Hispanic groups protesting Apartheid (1984).
He has also exhibited his fine art photography at the Carlsbad (Cole) Library, the Carlsbad Learning Center and the Lemon Grove Library, where he presented a photo of César Chávez to San Diego County Library Director, José Aponte. One of his photographs from the March on Washington series can be found on the cover of the text book, The Chicana/o in the U.S. Political System, edited by John E. Valdez, professor of Chicano studies at Palomar Collage.
Fresh Tamales Cooperative
Advisory Committee, Website and Social Media
www.fresh-tamales.com
"Fresh Tamales" was started in 2013 as a worker-owned cooperative to help educate women about owning and operating a successful business. The cooperative helps women to develop empowerment skills and to build a fully democratic workplace.
Palomar College GearUp
Business Partnership
www.palomar.edu/gearup/
Gear Up is designed to create a pre-college culture in middle schools, while continuing to serve the students as they proceed through high school graduation. GEAR UP moves with the students from their middle school years to high school graduation. It works to ensure that more students are prepared for and enroll in the college of their choice or are ready for any post-secondary education or career.
The Palomar College (PC) GEAR UP partnership program serves almost 3,000
students in two school districts, and three middle schools, with four cohorts. Located in the contiguous cities of San Marcos and Vista, California, an area about 50 miles north of San Diego, and inland, this rural yet growing region is rapidly transforming.
