The Puente Project Advisory Board

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Chair

Luis Chavez

Senior Director

Career Ladders Project

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Vice Chair

Frances E. Contreras, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Education Studies

UC San Diego

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Raul Arambula

Dean of Curriculum and Instruction & 

Intersegmental Support 

California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office

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Yvette Flores

Interim Assistant Vice Chancellor for Educational Partnerships

UC Berkeley

 

Paul M. Loya 

Partner

Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud, and Romo

 

José Moreno, Ed.D.

Associate Professor, Latino Education and Policy Studies

California State University, Long Beach

 

Robert J. Nava, J.D.

Vice President & Executive Director for Philanthropic Foundation

California State University, San Bernardino

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Cindy Quiralte

Policy Advisor to State Superintendent of Public Instruction

California Department of Education

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Francisco C. Rodriguez, Ph.D.

Chancellor, Los Angeles Community College District

"I am so proud to have been nominated and elected as Chair for the Puente Project State Advisory Board. The Puente Project represents a legacy deeply embedded in community leadership and service to help ensure all student participants reach their goals. It is my heartfelt honor to have the opportunity to share what I have learned after working within the Puente familia and in the broader education community on multiple large scale initiatives for many years.  In my new stewardship role, I look forward to helping Puente expand into its next stage along with fellow board members, the many hard working Puente state leaders, high school and community college faculty, staff, mentors, administrators and other key stakeholders who have supported the project for nearly 40 years! 

Adelante and Si Se Puede!   
Luis Chavez