Board of Directors
Angélica Esquivel
Board Member
Angélica Esquivel is the Program Coordinator of the Vasconcellos for Democracy in Action (VIDA) at De Anza Community College, which houses the Leadership and Social Change Certificate that prepares students to be community leaders. Read More.
Rosa M. García
Board Member
Co-Executive Director (CLP) / Executive Director (CYLC): Rosa M. García serves as Executive Director of California Youth Leadership Corps and Co-Executive Director of the Community Learning Partnership (CLP), where she collaborates with state agencies, two-year and four-year public institutions, social justice organizations, and other community partners to expand community change career pathways for marginalized students in California and across the nation. Read More.
Lena Jones
Board Member
Lena Jones is a political science faculty member at Minneapolis Community and Technical College (MCTC), where she has been teaching since 2002. Read More.
Brian Murphy
Board Member
Brian Murphy is the former president of De Anza College. Brian was instrumental in the development of The Democracy Commitment, a national project aimed at ensuring that every community college student has an education in democratic practice. Read More.
Edmundo Norte
Board Member
Edmundo Norte is the Dean of Intercultural and International Studies at De Anza College. Edmundo is also a national consultant on issues of diversity, equity, and transformative leadership. Read More.
Ken Rolling
Board Member
Ken Rolling brings over forty years of engagement in U.S. and international social justice work, community organizing, and public school reform to the Community Learning Partnership. Read More.
Benjamin Torres
Board Member
Benjamin Torres is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Community Development Technologies Center (CDTech), which addresses issues of community and economic development in low-income areas of Los Angeles. Read More.