Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard meets with Mr. Ray Mellado (shown left), Founder and Chair of the Hispanic Engineer National Achievement Awards Corporation (HENAAC), and Mr. Mike McClure, a Sr. Education Consultant (shown right), regarding their initiative to encourage all youth at elementary and middle schools in the area of East Los Angeles High School #1 to embrace the study of math and science as a pathway to career opportunities in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). The proposed program would serve an area also known as the Roosevelt Complex in the congresswoman's 34th District, which includes 13 elementary schools and three middle schools in Boyle Heights. The STEM program proposal has been submitted to the LA Unified School District, City of Los Angeles 14th Council District and the U. S. Department of Defense. Each will play a key role in the success of this pilot education program. Established in 1989, HENAAC was founded to identify, document and honor the contributions of outstanding Hispanic American science, engineering, technology and math professionals. Today, HENAAC has a broader mission to use these role models to motivate and educate more students to pursue careers in math and science-related fields. HENAAC carries out its mission by bringing together the Latino community, academia, corporations, all levels of government, K-12 students, college students, parents, as well as professional associations, to increase the Latino community's role in ensuring our country’s future as a world technology leader.
 

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