The Puente Project Advisory Board
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Chair
Frances E. Contreras, Ph.D.
Dean and Professor
UC Irvine School of Education
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Vice Chair
Robert J. Nava, J.D.
Vice President & Executive Director for Philanthropic Foundation
California State University, San Bernardino
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Jane Allsopp
Retired, Co-Executive Director
Puente Project
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Luis Chavez
Co-Founder and President
FirstGen America
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Yvette M. Flores, M.Ed.
Assistant Vice Chancellor for Educational Partnerships
UC Berkeley
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Angélica Garcia, Ed.D.
Superintendent/President
Santa Rosa Junior College
Paul M. Loya, J.D.
Partner
Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud, and Romo
José Moreno, Ed.D.
Associate Professor, Latino Education and Policy Studies
California State University, Long Beach
Mike Muñoz, Ed.D.
Superintendent-President
Long Beach City College​
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Lizette Navarette, Ed.D.
President
Woodland Community College
Ron Polk
Principal
James Logan High School
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Cindy Quiralte
Program Associate, Center for Economic Mobility
WestEd
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Francisco C. Rodriguez, Ph.D.
Chancellor
Los Angeles Community College District
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Erika F. Torres, Ed.D, MSW
Deputy Superintendent of Public Instruction
California Department of Education