About

Her volunteer work began 24 years ago in her sons’ schools starting as a Room Parent, to Field Trips Chaperone, and every other volunteer job opportunity including St. Francis High School POSH Fundraiser co-chair.

She is a community advocate involved with various philanthropic and service organizations.  She is a current member of the Cabrini Literary Guild has served as past President & other board positions; Soroptimist International of Glendale has served as past Officer and other positions; Kiwanis Club of Glendale has served as past Board Director & Membership Committee Chair; Glendale College Foundation serving as a Board Member.  Other organizations she’s been involved with are the Arturo Sandoval Institute, Childhelp, Family Promise of the Verdugos and the Glendale YWCA.

Immediate Past President; it’s been an honor to serve as President from 2015 to 2017 and I look forward to the continued success of GLA and awarding scholarships to deserving Latino students in Glendale.  She is married to Louis I. Finkelberg; together they have 3 sons; Kyle, Sean and Matt; and has been a resident of Glendale again since 1989. She is dedicated to giving back, passionate about making a difference, help those in need and is the best way to feel connected to her community.

 As a single mother, she decided to go back to school not only to better herself but to provide a better future for her son.  She graduated from Los Angeles City College in 2004 with a Liberal Arts degree and in the same year she passed the state exam to become a Real Estate Agent. She helped families purchase their first home, handing the key of their homes was an experience she loved.  Many of those families are still her friends.  After the 2008 real estate market crash she began her work with Glendale Adventist Medical center as a Community Outreach Specialist. The experience she developed while working in real estate was a key element that allowed her to work with the community. Her strong personality and friendliness has lead her into many roles. Under her coordination in 2011 Salud Digna a Community Clinic in Huntington Park opened its doors to provide services to the community. Her continued work with the community have given her the experience not only as a community leader, but as an advocate. Her latest accomplishments with the Glendale community, was her involvement in the unanimous approval for the Healthy Vending Policy.

Besides working with AHGL in 2016 she became the Director for Bella Guatemala Travel (BGT). BGT has not only giving her the opportunity to explore her roots but to proudly present Guatemala’s beauty culture, archeology and nature.

Alicia is not only a hard working lady. Her most important role is motherhood. Oscar, now 27 has been on the Dean’s list in 2015 and is attending CAL STATE Fullerton who she is proud of. She also loves playing with her 4 year old grandson Jake. In 2010 she remarried to Angel Herrera and gained a Son David who’s also in college.

Alicia loves dancing and travel and spends most of her travel adventures in the company of her family.