About LEARN

Our mission is to encourage a culture of learning by securing and providing resources to students and families in areas of need.

Our Story

The Rio Hondo Education Consortium, DBA LEARN, is an Educational Agency founded in 2004 to initially serve four districts and six schools through a federal Department of Education grant. Since that time, LEARN’s focus has grown to currently include districts in Whittier, El Monte, Rosemead, pico Rivera, and Pomona in both K-8 and high schools through various grants. 

Our focus is to provide resources for underserved students and families to better navigate their educational journey and develop better post-secondary options by adhering to our Core Values. Our LEARN programs provide students with before school, in-class and after school enrichment Opportunities, Free Organized Youth Sports Leagues, Student Support Services, and college and career readiness. 

Our Core Values

To provide quality programing through proven strategies to keep students interested in school as active learners through high school and beyond.

To foster the belief that ALL children can learn through constant support and guidance of LEARN staff, strategic partners, children and their families.

To provide clearly specified benchmarks of success to achieve the highest quality of programming for students and families.

To provide a personalized and caring learning environment for students, parents and faculty to interact in.

To support rigorous and meaningful instruction for ALL students with applicable connections to the real world.

Meet the LEARN Team

Working to Encourage a Culture of Learning

Robert Arellanes

Chief Executive
Officer

Leslie Laine

Director of Personnel

Brenda Carrillo

Chief Operations
Officer

Angel Conde

Manager of Curriculum & Staff Development
(TK-8)

dr. Juan Carlos Medina

Senior Director of Education & Programs

Wilian Pineda

Manager of Program Quality & Compliance

Rosario Medina

Manager of Curriculum & Staff Development
(HS)

Lisette Reyna

Program Quality Supervisor (TK-8)

Brenda Nava

Recruitment Coordinator

Matthew Brown

Staff Accountant

Kristina Barragan

Program Quality Supervisor (TK-8)

Ernesto Lopez

Program Quality Supervisor (HS)

Stephanie
Zetino

Payroll and Operations Coordinator

Joseph Zaragoza

Accounting Coordinator

Casandra Saldate

Program Quality Supervisor (TK-8)

Robert Walker

Program Quality Supervisor (TK-8)

Gerardo De
La Torre

KidsPlay
Coordinator

Jordan Franklin

Enrichment Coordinator

Samantha Campbell

Marketing & Communications Coordinator

Meet the Board

Edwin Alvarado

President of Cath Lab Staffing Inc.

Lea Martinez

Manager of Teacher Preparation at Rio Hondo College

Jazmin Chavez

Director of Secondary Education

Robert Arellanes

CEO of LEARN

Pamela Marquez

Retired Banker

Vann Priest

Dean of Mathematics, Sciences and Engineering at Rio Hondo College

Robert D. Bell

Grants & Contracts Manager at Black Women for Wellness

Salvador Limon

Board Secretary

Nick Salerno

Retired Superintendent

School Districts We Serve


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