Our Mission
Accelerate youth readiness in Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math (STEAM) for full engagement and success in the 21st century workforce. Specifically, we want to inspire, engage, and empower under-served youth and underrepresented groups in STEM.
A diverse youth population is a significant source of STEM ready youth for our country.
The Team
Guillermo "Bill" Izabal, MHRM
President & Founder
(Chief Strategist)
Bill serves as the Managing Director (Volunteer). After retiring from the Boeing Company as a Human Resources Executive, Bill founded ListoAmerica Inc. He is also an active Board Member of the Mexican American Opportunity Foundation (MAOF). Bill has a BA in Business Administration (Industrial Relations major) from Loyola University, Los Angeles and a MA in Human Resources from George Washington University, Washington D.C.
Juliana Rosas, AA
Manager, Clubhouse Program
(Chief Operations Officer)
Juliana serves as the Clubhouse Coordinator. She received her Associates Degree from the California School of Culinary Arts in the Le Cordon Blue Program. Juliana also has years of administrative experience having previously worked for a large cooperation. As an entrepreneurial endeavor, Juliana has taken her culinary skills in designing, creating and developing specialty cakes and pastries for private events, and parties.
Gustavo Madrigal, M.Ed
Director, Creative Tech Learning and Development
(Chief Technology Officer)
Gustavo, our "tech guru", and 2021 Clubhouse Network Tech Fellow, serves as our education technologist for ListoAmerica's programs. He received his Master's Degree in Educational Multimedia Design from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. His graduate thesis explored the cognitive processes of multimedia learning in eBooks. Gustavo has taught graduate level courses at Cal Poly Pomona on the pedagogy and affordances virtual and augmented reality in education and training. More recently his focus has been on Web 3.0, and VR/AR technologies and it's impacts on Clubhouses. Gustavo was also featured in UCI's Connected Learning Lab blog When the Clubhouse Doors Close: Discord Opens New Spaces to Create and Connect highlighting ListoAmerica's transition to online activities during the pandemic.
Ana Corro, Masters in Spanish Language
Spanish Instructor
(Spanish & English Cultural Programs)
Ana is our Spanish and English Language instructor offering a variety of programs to empower Spanish and English learners in their second language learning pursuits. Ana is a native Spanish speaker living in Orange County and holds a Masters degree in Spanish from California State University Fullerton. Her kids have also been long time members of our ListoAmerica program.
About Us
ListoAmerica Inc. is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization founded on the premise that youth from a diverse background, including undeserved communities and under represented STEM minority groups such as Latinos/Latinas, can be a significant source of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) future employees in our country's 21st-century workforce. The lack of STEM ready youth is alarming and we want to help solve one of the most pressing issues facing the United States: the critical shortage of STEM-based skilled employees in the future demographics of our country.
"Listo" is a Spanish word which means "ready, prepared" and is also an acronym for Latino Infusion into Science and Technology opportunities. We are an all inclusive organization and open to all youth regardless of race, religion, sex, disability, social-economic status, ethnic background, gender identity, or citizenship status.
History
Since, 2010 ListoAmerica has accomplished its mission by developing and offering innovative after school programs that inspire, engage, and empower our youth in Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math (STEAM). We have formed partnerships with other community based Non-Profits, educational institutions, and corporations to expand our outreach. In 2010, our first pilot program began in a 3 year partnership with the Mexican American Opportunity Foundation (MAOF). Jointly we launched the first Clubhouse program in South Central Los Angeles (at La Alameda Plaza). The success of the three year pilot let ListoAmerica expand into Orange County. Today ListoAmerica independently runs the ListoAmerica Creative Tech Clubhouse in Old Town Tustin, California.
