1964
Tom Johnson
Ed Hamby
Ambassador Program
Past Ambassadors
For more than six decades, Montebello students have represented their community in Ashiya, building friendships and carrying the spirit of the sister-city partnership across generations. This archive recognizes the ambassadors who have taken part in that tradition since 1964.
Past ambassadors by decade
1960s
6 entries1965
Mark Fenton
Jeannie Enzman
1966
Roger Litz
Susan Emmerich
1967
Cynthia Montes
Jeannie Labosetta
1968
Carol Odou
Eileen Nako
1969
Tom Espinosa
Margo Robles
1970s
10 entries1970
Fred Pringle
Michelle Patterson
1971
Arthur Acevedo
Terry Hogle
1972
Ken Seguine
Becky Montez
1973
Bob Hogle
Kathy Kubota
1974
David Inouye
Susan Olsen
1975
Philip Gilston
Martha Odou
1976
Teresa Santo
Karl Oshima
1977
Jim Hogle
Cathy Kisee
1978
George Acevedo
Cathy Solorzano
1979
Nick Shubin
Manuel Arreguin
1980s
10 entries1980
Brad Amano
Chris Lopez
1981
Sophia Campos
George Maya
1982
Minnie Atilano
Lillian Lathrop
1983
Kathleen Odou
Pauline Kawamoto
1984
Joyce Fang
Rudy Carrillo LaBrada
1985
Patricia Ramos
Michelle Lim
1986
Lulu Wong
Darren McIntosh
1987
Tina Hidalgo
Christine Oyakawa
1988
Carol Sakai
Jacqueline Borja
1989
David Lim
Yvonne Alaniz
1990s
10 entries1990
Mirabelle Reyes
Margaret Molina
1991
Lisa Arakaki
Christine Risher
1992
Shane Estanislao
Michelle Risher
1993
Laura Rubenstein
Marlene Law
1994
Vivian Alaniz
Kirk Shintani
1995
Program paused
Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake
1996
Marc Stad
Leslie Hui
1997
Saya Yamaguchi
Lorena Cheng
1998
Kerry Medina
Luis Hernandez
1999
Monique Moure
Zackery Tuttle
2000s
10 entries2000
Jessica Vasquez
Elisa Haro
2001
Pablo Rubenstein
Shelley Glasman
2002
Marlyna Berumen
Arturo Najera
2003
Jessica Gomez
Natalie Glasman
2004
Ricky Ortiz
Lucine Shpak
2005
James Santana
Ashley Jimenez
2006
Aaron Ruvalcaba
Vincent Martinez
2007
Darron Miya
Lorena Jimenez
2008
Angelica Duron
Elizabeth Kivorkian
2009
Daniel Gonzales
Louis Miguel Gonzales
2010s
10 entries2010
Max Duron
Lorena Garcia-Zarmeno
2011
Program paused
Great East Japan Earthquake
2012
Alyssa Middo
Jacob Espinoza
2013
Christina Gonzales
David Delgado
2014
Alejandro Zepeda
Julieta Perales
2015
Cristian Herrera
Stephanie Gonzales
2016
Astrid Herrera
Lili Perales
2017
Celeste Zepeda
Alicia Amamoto
2018
Lauren Gamboa
Noah Lopez
2019
Angel Ruiz
Zachary Bernal
2020s
5 entries2020
Jessica Bernal
Isaac Rincon
2021–2022
Program paused
COVID-19 Pandemic
2023
Andrea Ruiz
Alejandro Ruiz
2024
Isaac Flores
Ben Richards
2025
Andrew Franco
Anthony Ramirez