The members of the board for Shield Bearers for 2023 are:
President
GHS Class of ’92 Alumni, Mr. Romero is a proud Spartan alumni and former Football Player. Coach Steve knows the value and impact that a strong Football program has on our young Spartans and makes time to help The Shield Bearers carry on their mission of supporting the Football Team.
Vice President
GHS Class of 93, Ms. Ramirez is a proud Alumni who has been involved with supporting the youth of Gonzales through both her work and her interests. She believes strongly in the values that the Football Program instills in our youth and is often seen at our Spartan games both cheering as well as spearheading the post game meals.
Secretary
Representing GHS Class of 91, Ms. Madera and the Madera family have been long term supporters of youth sports in Gonzales. Ms. Madera has seen the positive effects of sports on her own children, and is a strong believer that it takes a village to raise our Spartans.
Treasurer
Mr. Schweitzer has called Gonzales home since 1998 and is proud of his 2 Spartan alumni girls and son who plans to be a Spartan soon! Jeff likes being involved in serving the youth of the community and is also a coach on the GHS Football Varsity team. Jeff has seen first hand the positive effects on the team from the support given by Shield Bearers and was drawn to the group and has been a member ever since.
Coach
GHS Alumni from the class of ’93, Eddy Ramirez has lived in Gonzales since 1985. He played multiple sports including Football, Tennis and Track. Eddy is also the original member/founder of Shield Bearers. Eddy is a graduate of Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and works as a software developer, but most of all is a proud community member of Gonzales and alumni of GHS!