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