Rosalba Barragan
Rosalba Barragan is a married mother of 3 with a background in communications.
Recently, she has made a career choice to return to college and obtain her teaching credential at San Diego State University. As a history major with a minor in psychology, her hope is to teach junior high school students like her father once did with the San Diego Unified School District for over 30 years.
Upon completion of her bachelor’s degree, Rosalba will continue her studies in psychology and enter the Ph.D. program to study cognitive and behavioral neuroscience. Her son, who was the inspiration for this life changing career choice, has Tourette Syndrome. Diagnosed at 4 years of age, it was the Head Start program that enabled him to obtain the quality care and education he needed to help him succeed and thrive as he entered Kindergarten.
Rosalba says she owes a debt of gratitude to Mrs. Kandy Livesley and the staff for their empathy, compassion and love they showed all students, including her son. Rosalba believes in the core values the NHA stands for and in turn, has dedicated herself to giving back to the organization that has done so much for her son as a Staff Parent Advisory Committee representative, NHA Policy Council representative and NHA Board of Directors parent representative.
Shannon Walsh Carreiro
Shannon graduated from San Diego High in 1967. She has been a marketing communications professional for nearly 40 years, creating multi-media strategies and campaigns for clients in the energy sector, health care, visitor and hospitality industry, agriculture, financial and insurance services and real estate development.
Career highlights include 14 years as Vice President of Creative Services for a leading Honolulu ad agency and six years as Communications Director for a San Diego online marketing firm. Since 2009, Shannon has been an independent consultant writing online marketing materials for businesses nationwide. In 2017, she chaired the 50th reunion for the class of ’67.
Virginia Lopez Mergener
Virginia Lopez Mergener, is a 1978 alumni of San Diego High School. Virginia served as 1976, 77 & 78 class secretary. She is excited for the honor of being on the Alumni Board and the opportunity to give back to a school that provided such great memories
Virginia is a mother of 4 and grandmother of 2. Virginia started her career in the hospitality Industry in the early 90s. She held the positions of Sales Manager, Catering Manager, and Director of Catering and Conventions Services, at venues such as; Murrieta Hot Springs Resort and Health Spa, Temecula, The Embassy Suites, Temecula, The Lodge at Torrey Pines, Catamaran Hotel, Bahia Hotel Resort and Rancho Bernardo Inn in San Diego.
She looks forward to serving the SDHS Alumni Association, and assisting in creating a positive experiences in the lives of the SDHS students.