South County Higher Ed Task Force Applications(1).pdf — Chula Vista City Council, January 20, 2026 (part 3 of 3)

Bryan Soto

• • , Chula Vista, CA 91911

DISNEY
Dec 2018 – Dec 2019
May 2015 – Aug 2016
Technical Program Manager
• Led the strategic California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) compliance initiative, harmonizing consumer data across parent entities, paving the way for the Disney+ and Peacock streaming services data compliance
• Set criteria and metrics for Hulu’s CCPA efforts, ensuring seamless integration with Disney+ • Drove cross-functional collaboration to navigate challenges and manage risks, achieving success • Introduced a governance framework, leading and influencing executives which improved milestone accuracy
• Enhanced process efficiency, cutting redundancies in Hulu and Disney+ data integration, streamlining the CCPA compliance initiative, avoiding millions of dollars in potential losses via non-compliance litigation

MATTEL
May 2013 – Aug 2016
Digital Technology Program Manager
• Led the creation and launch of DisneySprings.com, a targeted website integrating backend data with Walt Disney World’s website and mobile iOS and Android apps, reducing annual maintenance expenses by 40%
• Leveraged strong written, verbal and persuasive presentations to convey complex solutions to leadership
• Guided marketing, design, and engineering teams in crafting a comprehensive project roadmap • Defined and oversaw project finances, schedules, milestones, risk mitigation, escalations and outcomes

SONY
April 2011 – April 2013
Project Manager
• Managed cross-functional web and digital initiatives supporting entertainment and media properties
• Coordinated requirements, timelines, and stakeholder alignment across creative, engineering, and business teams
• Supported large-scale content launches and platform updates with a focus on reliability and user experience
• Improved delivery processes by clarifying ownership, dependencies, and execution milestones

CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, LONG BEACH
May 2000-Aprol 2011
Assistant Director of Marketing
• Supported outreach and academic requirements across multiple departments, improving student access and coordination
• Championed the transition from paper-based to paperless college applications • Helped modernize an antiquated application website to improve usability and efficiency • Collaborated with academic and administrative stakeholders to support enrollment and compliance initiatives

EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS

Scrum Alliance, Los Angeles | Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) UCLA Extension | UCLA Project Management Professional (PMP) Certificate candidate California State University, San Bernardino | Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Business Marketing

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Submission Recorded On 12/22/2025 1:29 PM
Time to Take Survey 13 minutes, 7 seconds
Applicant Information
* Full Name
Dr. Maylen Sullivan
*
* Home Address
Imperial Beach CA 91932
United States
* Phone
Business
* I certify that the following statement applies to me:

I live, work, or have a vested interest in South County San Diego.

If you own and/or operate a business and/or property with a physical address in the City of Chula Vista or South County San Diego, list the physical address of the business or property; if this does not apply to you, skip to the next question.

Business Address
Imperial Beach CA 91932
United States
*
Since July 2016
Employment
Coronado Unified School District
World Languages Teacher/ToSA
* Have you ever been employed by the City of Chula Vista? No
**SKIPPED**
Experience
* Please indicate the area(s) in which you have expertise and experience, or select None: (select as many as applicable) Other: K-12 Education, leadership, school reform
*
I'm an experienced educator and a leader in the field of world languages instruction. I hold in a PhD in Leadership Studies with research in school reform processes. Having taught in the Sweetwater district for 4 years, currently in the Coronado district for 5 years and with my own child in TK at the South Bay Union district at Nicoloff Elementary, I'm passionate about supporting educational opportunities for South Bay residents. I want these opportunities available for my own and all our kids * Are you currently serving on any board or commission for Chula Vista or any other governmental agency? No
**SKIPPED**
*
I can help with research, writing, or direct communication with stakeholders. *
- living and teaching world languages in South County since 2016. - my older son, 4 years old, attends Dual language Nicoloff Elementary and so will my 2 year old - I'm passionate about helping students meet their dreams
*
Email
How long have you been a resident and/or owned and operated a business and/or property in the City of Chula Vista and/or the South County of San Diego?
Present Employer
Position
If you have worked for the City of Chula Vista please, provide the department and dates of employment.

If you selected one or more of the areas of expertise and experience above, please describe your expertise and experience that you would bring to the selected area(s). (250 words or less)
If so, which one?
What do you hope to accomplish in the role of a public member representative on the South County Higher Education Task Force? Please provide a brief description of connection to South County.

In what ways have you previously engaged with the community (organizations, civic groups, local government, community planning, outreach, South County Higher Education Task Force

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I've led advocacy and leadership efforts to expand World language opportunities in the Coronado district in my role as World Languages Teacher on Special Assignment - I facilitate professional development for Spanish Teachers with the CA World language project in Santa Barbara for the past 4 years - Active member of the CA Language Teacher Association - 2026 CLTA CA Language Teacher of the Year, currently in my year of service to the profession Are you able to commit the time required for Task Force meetings, subcommittee work, public outreach, and other responsibilities through the life of the Task Force (Final report and recommendations will be due no later than July 1, 2027)? I Don't Know
Submission of a resume with this application is required for consideration. Please upload a valid document below. * Attachment
0 2025 Maylen CV (2).pdf
* Disclosure
I understand that this application and any documents submitted in connection with the application process are public records and may be publicly disclosed. * Where did you hear about this vacancy?
Other: News article
advocacy, etc.)?

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Maylén R.R. Sullivan 1
Maylén R.R. Sullivan, PhD

Key Qualifications

Originally from Cuba, Trilingual Teacher Leader (English, Spanish, and French) with 10 years' experience in instructional leadership and 15 years' experience in teaching (certified to teach Spanish, French, and Mathematics). PhD in Leadership Studies and International Leadership Coaching Certificate.

Leadership
Roles

World Languages Teacher on Special Assignment
Coronado Unified School District
February 2022-Present
In this role, I lead and help manage a K-5 Spanish Language FLEX program and provide instructional leadership and support to all K-12 world language teachers. In addition, I design and deliver high-quality professional development for world language teachers. I also collaborate with parents, administration, teachers, and students to offer language enrichment events, such as language-related field trips and study abroad opportunities in partnership with CIEE and Rotary. I coordinate meetings, site visits, and large-scale events, handling all major logistics, communication, promotion, and recruiting teams of teacher volunteers to help materialize the vision for these events. Finally, I analyze student achievement data for world languages and help teachers set instructional goals and design instruction based on data.

Similar Roles
● Fall 2020-Present: Leadership/Life Coach, self employed ● July 2017-June 2020: Induction Mentor, Sweetwater Union High School District ● September 2019-August 2020: Instructor of Leadership Strand with SAILN ● Spring 2019-Spring 2020: Princeton ASC Admissions Interviews Blitz Chair ● July 2018-June 2020: Data-Driven Instruction Team Leader of the World Languages Department at San Ysidro High School
● Summer 2018, 2019: Program Leader in Toulouse, France with the Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE)
● 2015-16: Data-Driven Instruction Team Leader at Gateway High School ● Summer 2016: Program Leader, Spanish Study Abroad, Seville, Centro MundoLengua

Teaching
Experience

French/Spanish Teacher and Teacher on Special Assignment Coronado High School, Public School in Coronado Unified School District Coronado, CA
September 2020-Present
● Currently Teaching AP Spanish Literature and French 3 ● Currently World Languages Teacher on Special Assignment in charge of promoting world language programs, supporting K-12 world language teachers and helping administer a DoDEA world language grant.
● Taught Spanish 2, French 1, French 2, French 3, AP French ● Guided students to apply for and receive study abroad scholarships with CIEE ● Participated in pen pal and virtual exchanges with classes in France

French Teacher - Induction Mentor
San Ysidro High School, Public School in Sweetwater Union High School District San Diego, CA
July 2016 - September 2020
● Taught French 1/2, 3/4, 5/6, and AP French
● Sponsored French Club and Book Club
● Leadership and collaboration with World Languages department ● Study abroad Program Leader and Grant Winner.

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Teaching
Experience
(Continued)

Similar Past Roles
● August 2013-June 2016: Spanish Teacher at Gateway High School, Public Charter School, San Francisco, CA
● August 2012-June 2013: Spanish Teacher at Summit San Jose, Public Charter School in San Jose, CA
● August 2009-June 2011: Spanish, French and Math Teacher/Tutor at The School for Ethics and Global Leadership, Private Semester Program for High School Juniors in Washington, DC
● June 2007-July 2009: Girls' Education and Empowerment Agent in the Peace Corps in Mauritania, West Africa

Education and
Training

University of San Diego
PhD in Leadership Studies, 4.0 GPA
Fall 2019 - Spring 2024
● PhD in Leadership Studies with a specialization in Coaching and Consulting ● Earned International Certification in Leadership Coaching, September 2021 ● SOLES Student Ambassador, 2019-20

Stanford University
M.A. in Education- Teaching of World Languages, 4.0 GPA 2011 - 2012
● Highly qualified and Certified in Secondary Spanish, Mathematics, French, Teaching of English learners, Bilingual Authorization

Princeton University
A.B. In Comparative Literature
2003 - 2007
● Graduated Magna Cum Laude in major; Certificate in Creative Writing/Translation ● Studied abroad at the Université de Paris III and VIII/ CUPA (Spring 2006)

Leadership Training
● 2017-2019: Participated actively in SUHSD Teacher Leadership Book Study ● Spring 2018: Completed training as a Program Leader for CIEE, a study abroad program for high school students
● 2015-16: Completed New Leaders Emerging Leaders Program: a rigorous, intensive program in educational leadership, coaching, leading teams, and data-driven instruction
● 2014-16: Completed 2-year Stanford World Language Program: Leadership Strand

Teacher Professional Development / Academic Conferences ● March 2025: CLTA Conference in San Diego, CA
● January 2025: SWCOLT Conference in Phoenix area, AZ
● July 2024: APSI AP Spanish Literature
● May 2023: San Diego Dual Language Conference
● March 2023: CABE Conference in Long Beach, CA
● February 2023: Grant Writing Conference for DoDEA in Fairbanks, Alaska ● 2022-2023: Participated in CLTA Book Study Common Ground. ● 2021-2022: SWLP: Strand on the New CA WL Framework
● July 2021: IFLT Conference
● June 2021: APSI AP French Training
● Spring 2019: Attended CLTA Conference in San Jose, CA ● Fall 2018: Attended FLASH Fall Workshop in Chico, CA ● Spring 2018: Attended CLTA Conference in Ontario, CA
● Spring 2018: Attended COACH world language training
● Fall 2017: Attended Story Listening Training at SUHSD with Dr. Stephen Krashen

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Education and
Training
(continued)

● Fall 2017: Attended COACH world language training
● Summer 2017: Won College Board scholarship for AP French Training ● Summer 2017: Won CLTA Memorial Grant for French studies and will enroll in advanced French course in Canada
● Spring 2017: Attended CLTA Conference in Monterey, CA ● Jan. 2017: Co-Presented a Workshop at SweetPD, a Sweetwater Union High School District conference
● Fall 2016: Attended ACTFL Conference in Boston, MA
● Fall 2016: Attended COFLT/WAFLT Conference in Portland, OR ● Summer 2016, AP Spanish Language Workshop in Spain—SWCOLT grant winner ● Fall 2015: Attended ACTFL Conference in San Diego
● Spring 2015: Presented session at CLTA Conference: Reading Strategies/Writing Formative Assessment
● Summer 2014: Completed AP Spanish Literature Workshop by CollegeBoard in Los Angeles
● Summer 2014: Completed AP Spanish Lang. Workshop, Seville, Spain—CLTA grant winner
● 2012-14: Completed BTSA (California Induction Program for New Teachers) ● Spring 2014: Attended California Language Teachers' Association Conference in San Diego
● Spring 2014: Attended International Heritage Languages Conference in Los Angeles
● 2014: Completed Stanford World Language Program: Unit Design, Strand B ● 2013: Completed Stanford World Language Program: Assessment, Strand C ● Spring 2013: Collaborated with San Diego Office of Education on CC en Español Appendix B
● 2012: Completed Bay Area Foreign Language Program: Lesson planning, Strand A

Professional
Presentations

Aligning Assessments and Creating Common Interim Assessments Spring 2025, Coronado High School
Audience: World Languages Department High School

Questions, Questions, and more Questions
Spring 2025, CLTA Conference in San Diego, CA
Audience: World Languages Educators

Aligning Assessments and Creating Common Interim Assessments Spring 2025, Coronado High School
Audience: World Languages Department High School

Promoting Interpersonal Communication, Part 1 and Part 2 Fall 2024, Coronado High School
Audience: World Languages Department High School

Lesson Planning with the Three Modes of Communication
Integrating Language and Content Objectives in the DLI Classroom Facilitator, Avant Assessment Professional Development Summer 2024, Olathe Public Schools in Kansas
Audience: ELD, DLI, and World Languages teachers at Olathe Public Schools (70+)

Abriendo Camino para la Equidad, Justicia y Crecimiento en la Clase de Español Facilitator, Spanish Strand
Summer 2024, Santa Barbara Summer Seminar by CLTA
Audience: World Language Educators

The K-6 Curriculum and Rating Speaking Samples

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Fall 2023, Coronado High School
Audience: World Languages Department K-12

Abriendo Camino para la Equidad, Justicia y Sostenibilidad en la Clase de Español Facilitator, Spanish Strand
Summer 2023, Santa Barbara Summer Seminar by CLTA
Audience: World Language Educators

Interpersonal Communicative Tasks
Spring 2023, Coronado High School
Audience: World Language Department K-12

STAMP Assessment Training
Fall 2022, Coronado High School
Audience: World Languages Department K-12

Connect to the Heart, Connect to the World in the Spanish Classroom Facilitator, Spanish Strand
Summer 2022, Santa Barbara Summer Seminar by CLTA
Audience: World Language Educators

Similar Past Presentations
● Using Illuminate for data in World Languages, March 2021, Coronado, CA ● Dialogic Feedback between Teachers and School Leaders, May 2020, Sweetwater ● Panelist on Diversity, Inclusion, and Social Justice Panel: Connecting Research to Advocacy, April 2020, University of San Diego, CA
● Circles of Influence: The Barriers Early-Career Teachers Face in Enacting Leadership, April 2020, University of San Diego, CA
● From ‘Om’ to Home: Learning and Traveling in India, April 2020, University of San Diego
● Two Research Studies: Early-Career Teacher Leadership and Dialogic Feedback between School Leaders and Teachers, April 2020, Sweetwater Union High School District
● How to Maximize your Learning while on a CIEE Program, April 2019, Minneapolis, MN
● Sobre Cuba y mis experiencias (Spanish Guest Speaker), March 2019, University of Hawaii
● Program Leaders as Learning Bridges, March 2019, Carmel, CA ● Compelling and Comprehensible Input Strategies, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, San Diego, CA
● Personalized Question and Answer Strategy, Spring 2018, Chula Vista, CA ● Comprehensible Input via Student-Created Characters and Stories, Spring 2017, San Diego
● Les trois moments pédagogiques de la lecture, Fall 2017, Chula Vista ● Reading and Writing in the Spanish Heritage Classroom (3-hour Conference workshop), Spring 2016, Visalia, CA
● Don Quijote in the Spanish Heritage Classroom (1.5 hour Conference interest Session), Spring 2016, Visalia, CA
● Formative Assessment Writing Lessons in the Spanish Heritage Classroom (1.5 hour interest Session), Spring 2015, Sacramento, CA
● Alternative Grading and Four-Point Scale, Fall 2015, San Francisco, CA

Writings and
Publications
Please contact for a list of all publications.

Sullivan, M. (2024). The Cultural Dimension of Structural School Reforms: The Case of Schedule Changes. Dissertation: https://digital.sandiego.edu/dissertations/1004/

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Teacher Induction: Heartbeat of a Culture of Coaching in the Sweetwater Union High School District (SUHSD), Article, co-authored with Dr. Katrine Czajkowski, 2019, Researchgate.net

CIEE High School Study Abroad Program Leader Blog Posts 2018-2019 (15 blogs) Author Page: https://www .ciee.org/users/maylen
Highlighted Blogs:
● Courage in Toulouse** was chosen as “Blog of the Week”, 2018 ● A Life-Changing Experience ** was chosen as “Blog of the week”, 2019

TRANSLATION: Don Quichotte: le dernier chevalier, 2018, FluencyFirst This is a translation of a simplified version of Don Quixote into French geared toward language learners. Half in the present tense. Duplicated in the past.

United States Peace Corps Islamic Republic of Mauritania Training Program- Language component: Hassaniya Trainee Book
2008
ResearchGate.Net
During my Peace Corps Service, I collaborated on this training manual for Peace Corps volunteers wanting to learn Hassaniya (Mauritanian Arabic).

Awards and Grants

● Duarte Silva Diversity Equity and Inclusion Fellowship for World Language Teachers, Spring 2025
● Leadership in Biliteracy award at the 23rd Annual Leadership in Biliteracy Symposium from San Diego County Office of Education, Spring 2024 ● CLTA Outstanding World Languages Teacher Award, Spring 2023 ● $1000 French and Spanish Books grant, awarded by the Coronado PTO, December 2021
● $1000 French Books grant, awarded by the Coronado PTO, December 2020 ● $25,000 Roberts Award for School Innovation, won on behalf of San Ysidro High School, December 2019
● $25,000 yearly CIEE Global Navigator Grant, won on behalf of San Ysidro High School, September 2019
● Champion for Biliteracy at SUHSD Nomination, Spring 2019 ● AATF's Outstanding New French Teacher Award, Fall 2017 ● College Board Grant for AP French Language Workshop, August 2017 ● CLTA's Memorial Scholarship (I used it to perfect my French at ILSC - Montreal), Summer 2017
● SWCOLT's Centro MundoLengua AP Spanish Workshop Grant, Summer 2016 ● CLTA's Centro MundoLengua AP Spanish Workshop Grant, Summer 2014 ● Samuel Shellaberger Memorial Prize in Creative Writing for Senior Thesis at Princeton, Spring 2007
● Ángel Rama Spanish Outstanding Freshman Award at Princeton University, Fall 2004

Skills Languages and Translation Interests
Teaching
Curriculum Development
Instructional Leadership
Professional Development Facilitation
Educational Leadership
Coaching and Mentoring
Research
Data Analysis for Education
English: Superior
Spanish: Superior
French: Advanced
Other: Italian, Arabic, Portuguese

Translation Certificate from the
Creative Writing Program at
Princeton University (2007)
Transcendental Meditation
Yoga
Languages
Human Development
Research
Time Management
Healthy Habits
The Beach

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Data Driven Instruction for Teams
Educational Tools: PowerSchool,
Synergy, Canvas, Illuminate, Infinite
Campus, and other LMSs
Google Tools: Classroom, Docs, Sites
Wix Sites
PC and MAC proficient

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Submission Recorded On 01/05/2026 1:12 PM
Time to Take Survey 49 minutes, 29 seconds
Applicant Information
* Full Name
Mr. JEROME TORRES
*
* Home Address
CHULA VISTA CA 91911
USA
* Phone
Business
* I certify that the following statement applies to me:

I live, work, or have a vested interest in South County San Diego.

Business Address
CHULA VISTA CA 91911
USA
*
RESIDENT: 15+ YEARS; BUSINESS OWNER: 5+ YEARS
Employment

RETIRED
**SKIPPED**
* Have you ever been employed by the City of Chula Vista? No
**SKIPPED**
Experience
* Please indicate the area(s) in which you have expertise and experience, or select None: (select as many as applicable) Higher Education Financing
Higher Education Governance
Other: K-12 PUBLIC EDUCATION
*
My most direct and applicable expertise and experience comes from serving as the Principal Budget Analyst for the Academic Planning and Building Department of the University of California, Riverside. During my tenure, I was responsible for monitoring and analyzing the annual budgets of assigned University Colleges ($204 million combined). I also coordinated the development of strategic and operational plans of my assigned University Colleges (as part of the annual budget development process). * Are you currently serving on any board or commission for Chula Vista or any other governmental agency? Yes

PLANNING COMMISSION (CO-CHAIR)
*
To provide the necessary "public" engagement from a member of the community during the deliberations of the Task Force. Public engagement is needed from a community stakeholder as well as from the institutional stakeholder that will be represented in the Task Force. My professional experience in public education (K-12 and University) provides me the applicable background required to provide meaningful input to the deliberations. *
My connection to South County is represented by my volunteer service on various Commissions of the City of Chula Vista as well as the Sweetwater Union High School Email
How long have you been a resident and/or owned and operated a business and/or property in the City of Chula Vista and/or the South County of San Diego?
Present Employer
Position
If you have worked for the City of Chula Vista please, provide the department and dates of employment.

South County Higher Education Task Force

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District.
*
I have served on various Advisory Commissions of the City of Chula Vista. These include: the Planning Commission (current); Growth Management Oversight Commission (past); and the Districting Commission (inaugural). I'm currently the Co-Chair of the Planning Commission. I was the Chairperson of the inaugural Districting Commission. I served on the Finance/Audit Committee of the Sweetwater Union High School District as well.

Are you able to commit the time required for Task Force meetings, subcommittee work, public outreach, and other responsibilities through the life of the Task Force (Final report and recommendations will be due no later than July 1, 2027)? Yes
Submission of a resume with this application is required for consideration. Please upload a valid document below. * Attachment
JTResumeList- 20SEP22.pdf
* Disclosure
I understand that this application and any documents submitted in connection with the application process are public records and may be publicly disclosed. * Where did you hear about this vacancy?
City’s Social Media
In what ways have you previously engaged with the community (organizations, civic groups, local government, community planning, outreach, advocacy, etc.)?

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JEROME ORLANDO TORRES (c)

Chula Vista, CA 91911

PROFESSIONAL RESUME

EDUCATION: California State University, Long Beach
• Masters of Public Administration
• Bachelor of Arts (Political Science w/ an Option in Public Administration)

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• Providing professional-level research, analytical and administrative support to County Administrative Officer, City Manager and Board of Education. • Preparing, monitoring and analyzing multi-million dollar annual budgets at four levels of local government: City, County, School District and University. • Managing major contracts and leases at City and County level (including preparing RFPs/RFQs, term sheets and contracts; negotiating term sheets and contracts , developing cash flow analysis, and conducting performance reviews). • Preparing grant applications that secured millions of dollars in federal and state funding.
• Serving as Risk Manager for City and Regional Transportation Planning Organization. • Serving as Project Leader for high profile public ventures (including : $30 million marina redevelopment project, telebusiness center and tourism improvement district). • Conducting organizational, legislative, and public policy research and analysis at three levels of local government: City, County and School District. • Developing major feasibility studies, business plans, needs assessments, strategic action plans and research studies.
• Developing and administering local government programs at the City and County level.
• Preparing and presenting major staff reports before governing boards at three levels of local government: City, County and School District.
• Serving as staff liaison to public agencies and staff support to community advisory groups.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

RETIRED 07/17 to Present

Co-Owner/Managing Member 10/19 to Present
Beata-Te LLC

San Diego Association of Governments, CA 07/16 to 07/17 Risk Program Manager (Office of General Counsel)

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City of Coronado, CA 4/03 to 07/16
Sr. Management Analyst (City Manager’s Office)

University of California, Riverside 8/01 to 4/03
Principal Budget Analyst I (Academic Planning & Building)

San Diego Unified School District 1/98 to 6/01
Policy Analyst II (Board of Education)

County of Santa Cruz 5/95 to 1/98
Sr. Administrative Analyst (County Administrative Office)

VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES

Member (Current)
Planning Commission
City of Chula Vista

Member (Past)
Growth Management Oversight
Commission
City of Chula Vista

Chairperson (Inaugural)
Districting Commission
City of Chula Vista

Member (Past)
Finance/Audit Committee
Sweetwater Union High School District

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Submission Recorded On 01/09/2026 10:48 AM
Time to Take Survey 15 minutes, 31 seconds
Applicant Information
* Full Name
Mrs. Marina Urias
*
* Home Address
San Diego CA 92154
USA
* Phone
Business
* I certify that the following statement applies to me:

I live, work, or have a vested interest in South County San Diego.

Business Address
**SKIPPED**
*

4.5 Employment
Chula Vista School District
Substitute Teacher
* Have you ever been employed by the City of Chula Vista? No
**SKIPPED**
Experience
* Please indicate the area(s) in which you have expertise and experience, or select None: (select as many as applicable) Business/Innovation
Higher Education (Student or Faculty)
*
As a student in higher education, I earned a Master’s degree in Public Administration, which provided me with a strong foundation in public policy, governance, budgeting, and program evaluation. In the area of business and innovation, I previously worked closely with small businesses, advocating on their behalf and connecting them to city, county, and state resources.
* Are you currently serving on any board or commission for Chula Vista or any other governmental agency? No
**SKIPPED**
*
As a public member representative, I hope to bring the voices of South County families, students, and working adults into every conversation. I want to advocate for welcoming, affordable pathways to higher education that reflect our community’s needs and open real opportunities close to home. *
I have deep roots in South County, living in the South Bay with family on both sides of the border, including relatives in Tijuana. I have several young adults in my family currently in college, giving me firsthand insight into the higher education and workforce needs of South County students. *
Email
How long have you been a resident and/or owned and operated a business and/or property in the City of Chula Vista and/or the South County of San Diego?
Present Employer
Position
If you have worked for the City of Chula Vista please, provide the department and dates of employment.

In what ways have you previously engaged with the community (organizations, civic groups, local government, community planning, outreach, South County Higher Education Task Force

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I am currently a substitute teacher for the Chula Vista Elementary School District, where I engage directly with community students and families. I also have several years of experience in local government with the City of South Gate, located in the county of Los Angeles, where I conducted community outreach for special projects and presented before the City Council and Planning Commission. These roles have strengthened my commitment to civic engagement and community advocacy.

Are you able to commit the time required for Task Force meetings, subcommittee work, public outreach, and other responsibilities through the life of the Task Force (Final report and recommendations will be due no later than July 1, 2027)? Yes
Submission of a resume with this application is required for consideration. Please upload a valid document below. * Attachment
Resume_Marina Urias_2026.pdf
* Disclosure
I understand that this application and any documents submitted in connection with the application process are public records and may be publicly disclosed. * Where did you hear about this vacancy?
City’s Social Media
advocacy, etc.)?

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Marina Reyes Urias
, San Diego, CA 92154 ● ●

QUALIFICATIONS
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with colleagues and staff; capable of tackling complex assignments independently, under direct supervision or as part of a team effort; self -motivated and effective at multi - tasking and prioritizing assignments and meeting deadlines.

EDUCATION
California State University, Los Angeles June 2014
Master of Science in Public Administration

California State University, Long Beach June 2008
Bachelor of Science in Health Care Administration
Minor in Spanish

CERTIFICATES
Substitute Teacher Training, San Diego County Office of Education February 2025

VOLUNTEER WORK
Class Parent Ambassador, Mater Dei Catholic Elementary School August 2021 – Present

▪ Liaison between the teachers and parents;
▪ Responsible for disseminating school information, as well as supporting the school with the various activities and events throughout the school year.

WORK EXPERIENCE
Chula Vista School District
Substitute Teacher, Grades Kindergarten – 8th grade April 2025 – Present • Provided classroom instruction and managed daily routines for students across various subjects • Adapted quickly to different classroom environments and maintained a positive, supportive atmosphere for student learning.

City of South Gate, City Manager’s Office October 2014 – August 2021 Management Analyst

▪ Researched, analyzed data and prepared recommendations in written and/or oral form; ▪ Prepared case reports, agreements, correspondence and memorandums; ▪ Assisted in budget preparation, expenditure monitoring and performance monitoring; ▪ Developed and implemented new programs such as the Business Improvement District Board, Citywide Communications Program and Rebranding, COVID-19 Pandemic and Economic Recovery Outreach Program; ▪ Prepared marketing material and written communications in Spanish and English regarding City policies, services and activities for public dissemination on the City’s website, social media and quarterly newsletter; ▪ Prepared Request for Proposals and/or Request for Qualifications for professional services; ▪ Prepared and submitted grant applications; and
▪ Conducted oral presentations to key stakeholders including the Rotary Club, Chamber of Commerce and School District Committee.

City of South Gate, Community Development Department November 2008 – October 2014 Grant Specialist

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▪ Administered, implemented and complied with all regulations and requirements of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME program for the CDBG Subrecipient Funding Program, Homeowner Improvement Loan and Commercial Improvement Grant Program;
▪ Managed all aspects of the Homeowner Improvement Loan program from eligibility, loan underwriting, environmental review, loan funding, bid process, contract monitoring and authorization of payments; ▪ Monitored award recipients through quarterly performance reports, scopes of work and grant expenditures to ensure progress and completion of projects;
▪ Conducted on-site monitoring's to ensure award recipients performed per the City agreement and HUD regulations; ▪ Assisted Senior Accountants with the monitoring of disbursements for award recipients; and ▪ Reviewed proposals for federal funding to determine eligibility and prepared funding recommendations for City Council’s review and consideration.

City of South Gate, Community Development Department September 2003 - November 2008 Administrative Assistant

▪ Provided administrative assistance to the Director of Community Development, Senior Planner and Consultants; ▪ Explained and interpreted the City’s Zoning Ordinance and Planning Division procedures to community stakeholders, and translated information for the Spanish-speaking community; ▪ Researched and compiled data for studies and projects; ▪ Composed articles to promote the department’s programs in the City’s community newsletter and website; and ▪ Created geographical maps using the Geographic Information System (GIS).

SKILLS
Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint)
Fluent in Spanish
Geographic Information System (GIS)
Photoshop/Canva
Website Maintenance

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Submission Recorded On 01/06/2026 10:39 AM
Time to Take Survey 39 minutes, 46 seconds
Applicant Information
* Full Name
Mr. Albert Valdivia
*
* Home Address
Chula Vista CA 91914
United States
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25 years
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Clark Construction Group
Senior Vice President
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I bring 25 years of project experience and a portfolio of constructing $5B in regional projects. I have led projects at both UCSD and SDSU including the $1B UCSD Pepper Canyon East and the SDSU Engineering & Interdisciplinary Sciences Complex. My expertise in large-scale infrastructure includes the 160-acre SDSU Mission Valley site and Riverwalk San Diego. Additionally, I led construction of Snapdragon Stadium. As a Chula Vista resident, I am committed to delivering this vital opportunity. * Are you currently serving on any board or commission for Chula Vista or any other governmental agency? No
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Success requires navigating the distinct needs of UC, CSU, community colleges, and SUHSD. My experience includes delivering major projects for both the UC and SDSU using Progressive Design-Build, CMAR, and Public/Private Partnership Approaches. I am an expert in collaborative delivery methods that ensure budget certainty and transparency among multiple public stakeholders, a necessity for a multi-institutional campus with shared resources and infrastructure. *
My interest is personal and professional: I was raised in Chula Vista and live today in East Chula Vista. I lead Clark’s San Diego operations and managed the $1B+ modernization of the San Ysidro and Otay Mesa Land Ports of Entry—the backbone of our local economy. I have a firsthand understanding of our community’s needs and a career-long dedication to building the world-class infrastructure that South County residents deserve. *
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On several of our major projects including SDSU Mission Valley, Riverwalk Development, NAVWAR, and the San Ysidro and Otay Land Ports of Entry we heavily engaged the local community. My work included leading public outreach events, job fairs, planning group presentations, and elected official briefings.

Are you able to commit the time required for Task Force meetings, subcommittee work, public outreach, and other responsibilities through the life of the Task Force (Final report and recommendations will be due no later than July 1, 2027)? Yes
Submission of a resume with this application is required for consideration. Please upload a valid document below. * Attachment
Albert Valdivia Resume.pdf
* Disclosure
I understand that this application and any documents submitted in connection with the application process are public records and may be publicly disclosed. * Where did you hear about this vacancy?
Chula Vista Library
City's Website
In what ways have you previously engaged with the community (organizations, civic groups, local government, community planning, outreach, advocacy, etc.)?

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Albert Valdivia
Senior Vice President
As Senior Vice President, Albert leads Clark Construction Group's San Diego operations, overseeing regional project execution and organizational growth. Since joining the firm in 2007 , he has managed the delivery of over $3 billion worth of projects in the region, balancing large-scale corporate resources with the agility of a community-focused office. A recognized leader in the region, Albert was named to the San Diego Business Journal’s Top 50 Latino Leaders of Influence for his professional excellence and dedicated service to the Latino community.

RELEVANT PROJECT EXPERIENCE
UC San Diego Pepper Canyon East Phase 1
La Jolla, CA / 2M SF / $1B / Construction Manager at-Risk The first phase of a 14-building campus development that will house 6,000 students. Phase 1 entails the make-ready package for the land and construction of the north half of the District, which includes five buildings with 3,000 beds, associated parking, the recreation center, and retail spaces.

UC San Diego Pepper Canyon West
Living and Learning Neighborhood
La Jolla, CA / 580K SF / $403M / Progressive Design-Build / LEED Gold Clark constructed this two-building, 580,000 SF student housing project with 1,326 beds and living, dining, and kitchen areas. Amenities include retail, social, and study spaces throughout each building, including ground- level and upper-level exterior lounge spaces.

Snapdragon Stadium
San Diego, CA / 675K SF / $310M / Progressive Design-Build / LEED Gold Clark constructed this five-story, multi-use stadium situated on the 160-acre SDSU West campus. The 35,000-seat stadium serves as the new home for the SDSU Aztec football team, collegiate football, professional and collegiate soccer, NCAA championship games, concerts, and other events.

SDSU Huāxyacac Hall
San Diego, CA / 200K SF / $184M / Progressive Design-Build / LEED Gold 200,000 SF, 1,260-bed residence hall, configured with double, triple, and quad bedrooms. It features multi-purpose spaces, social spaces, study lounges, a communal kitchen, a coffee shop, and a market. The project provides a covered outdoor living room, courtyards, and outdoor plaza.

Experience
ȫ 19 Years with Clark
ȫ 27 Years in the AEC Industry
Education
ȫ BS, General Building
Construction, Arizona State
University
Certifications
ȫ LEED AP
ȫ Design-Build Professional (DBIA)
ȫ Safety Trained Supervisor (STS)
ȫ OSHA 10-Hour

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SDSU Engineering and Interdisciplinary Sciences
Complex
San Diego, CA / 91K SF / $76M / Progressive Design-Build / LEED Gold This 91,000 SF building features wet and dry teaching labs and flexible research space. It includes an ISO 6 clean lab and high-performance mechanical systems to support diverse engineering and science programs.

SDSU Mission Valley Site Development
San Diego, CA / 1.8M SF / $199M / Progressive Design-Build / LEED Gold Clark developed the SDSU Mission Valley site, managing demolition and infrastructure for a 1.6 million SF expansion. This sustainable district includes residential, commercial, and innovation spaces alongside 80 acres of green space near Snapdragon Stadium.

San Ysidro Land Port of Entry (LPOE) Phase 3
San Ysidro, CA / 913K SF / $146M / General Contractor / LEED Platinum Clark constructed this 913,258 SF border crossing expansion, doubling southbound I-5 lanes. The project included new inspection booths, canopies, a 562-car parking structure, and critical access roadways connecting the Port of Entry to Mexico.

Otay Mesa Land Port of Entry (LPOE)
Modernization & Expansion
San Diego, CA / 406K SF / $141M / Design-Build / LEED Platinum Clark modernized this commercial border crossing, adding processing booths, inspection facilities, and LEED Platinum buildings. Improvements include security upgrades, efficient infrastructure, and a Return-to-Mexico lane, while meeting rigorous sustainability standards across the entire site.

Otay Mesa East Land Port of Entry (LPOE)
San Diego, CA / 250K SF / $450M / CMAR
Clark, in a joint venture with Atkinson, will construct a new Port of Entry at the U.S./Mexico border. The facilities will include new northbound and southbound facilities, including Primary Inspection, Secondary Inspection, Cargo Inspection, Headhouses, and dynamic tolling.

Riverwalk San Diego Phase I Infrastructure
San Diego, CA / 1.1M SF / $59M / General Contractor
Clark cleared 175 acres of golf course for mixed-use development, doubling the initial grading scope to 60 acres. Work included site-wide demolition, earthwork, and full utility installation to prepare streets and building pads.

UC San Diego Pepper Canyon West Living and
Learning Neighborhood
Snapdragon Stadium
SDSU Engineering and Interdisciplinary
Sciences Complex

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Submission Recorded On 12/15/2025 12:04 PM
Time to Take Survey 39 minutes, 52 seconds
Applicant Information
* Full Name
Dr. Marissa Vasquez
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San Diego State University
Associate Professor of Higher Educational Leadership & Chair of the Department of Administration, Rehabilitation, and Postsecondary Education * Have you ever been employed by the City of Chula Vista? No
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I bring over a decade of experience as a tenured Associate Professor and current Department Chair at SDSU, specializing in postsecondary leadership and community college systems. My work centers equity-driven governance for racially minoritized students. I’ve served as University Senate Vice Chair, graduate program coordinator, and Chair of AAHHE, leading national equity initiatives. These roles equip me with expertise in policy, shared governance, & strategic planning for transformative change. * Are you currently serving on any board or commission for Chula Vista or any other governmental agency? No
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I aim to ensure the voices of historically underserved communities shape plans for a four-year university in Chula Vista. I will advocate for equity-focused strategies that prioritize access, affordability, and culturally responsive practices. Leveraging my research on transfer pathways and HSI experience, I seek to reduce barriers for first- generation and low-income students while helping design sustainable governance and funding models that reflect the diverse communities in our South County. *
I am a proud product of the South Bay, having graduated from Southwestern College before transferring to UC Berkeley. My professional and personal roots remain deeply tied to the region, as I have mentored students through the Puente Project at Southwestern College for over 15 years and delivered numerous presentations at local schools and community events in Chula Vista. These experiences have reinforced my commitment to expanding educational opportunities for South County residents. *
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My community engagement spans education, advocacy, and leadership. I served as Vice Chair of the SDCCD Board of Trustees Advisory Council, providing input on equity initiatives. I’ve held leadership roles with MANA de San Diego, co-founded the UC Berkeley Chicana Latino Alumni Association San Diego Chapter, and worked for PIQE as Program Development Associate, writing curriculum for parent engagement. I’ve also led college readiness workshops for Adelante Mujer and Puente programs.

Are you able to commit the time required for Task Force meetings, subcommittee work, public outreach, and other responsibilities through the life of the Task Force (Final report and recommendations will be due no later than July 1, 2027)? Yes
Submission of a resume with this application is required for consideration. Please upload a valid document below. * Attachment
2025 _CV Marissa Vasquez.docx (1).pdf
* Disclosure
I understand that this application and any documents submitted in connection with the application process are public records and may be publicly disclosed. * Where did you hear about this vacancy?
Other: I attended the State of Chula Vista University public forum at SWC and received a follow up email In what ways have you previously engaged with the community (organizations, civic groups, local government, community planning, outreach, advocacy, etc.)?

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CURRICULUM VITAE

Marissa C. Vasquez, Ed.D.

Department of Administration, Rehabilitation, and Postsecondary Education San Diego State University

San Diego, CA 92182-1308

www.marissa-vasquez.com

EDUCATION
San Diego State University Ed.D.
2014 Postsecondary Educational Leadership, Community
College Concentration

University of San Diego M.A.
2009 Counseling

University of California, Berkeley B.A.
2005 English

Southwestern College A.A.
2003 Transfer Studies

TEACHING POSITIONS
Associate Professor (tenured)
Fall 2022 – Present
Department of Administration, Rehabilitation, and
Postsecondary Education (ARPE)
San Diego State University

Assistant Professor Department of Administration, Rehabilitation, and Fall 2015 – Summer 2022 Postsecondary Education (ARPE)
San Diego State University

Lecturer Department of Administration, Rehabilitation, and Summer 2014-Spring 2015 Postsecondary Education (ARPE)
San Diego State University

PROFESSIONAL LEADERSHIP POSITIONS
Department Chair
Summer 2025 – Present
Department of Administration, Rehabilitation, and
Postsecondary Education (ARPE)
San Diego State University

Chair (President)
Summer 2025 – Present

American Association of Hispanics in Higher
Education (AAHHE)
Program Coordinator & Graduate Advisor
Summer 2023; Fall 2023; Summer 2024
Masters in Postsecondary Educational Leadership and
Student Affairs (PELSA)
ARPE, San Diego State University

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Vice Chair University Senate
Summer 2022 – Spring 2023
Summer 2023 – Fall 2023 (re-elected)
*On Sabbatical Spring 2024

San Diego State University
Associate Director
Fall 2015 – Present
Community College Equity Assessment Lab
(CCEAL)
San Diego State University
Director Undergraduate Aztec Research Fellowship Program Fall 2014 – Spring 2018 San Diego State University

PROFESSIONAL GROWTH
BOOKS (Total: 2)

AFTER TENURE (1)

1. Del Real Viramontes, J., & Vasquez, M. C. (Eds.) (2023). Community college and beyond:

Understanding the transfer pipeline for Latina/o/x students. Information Age Publishing. a. Recipient of the American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education (AAHHE) 2025 Books of the Year Award – Edited V olume.
b. This is the first edited book published to provide theoretical and empirical insights on Latina/o/x students who enter postsecondary education through the community college. c. 615 copies sold (as of 9/18/25)

BEFORE TENURE (1)

1. Hilton, A. A., Gragg, R. D. III, & Vasquez, M. C., Covington, M. (2021). An analysis of one state’ s use of race neutral policies
to achieve diversity. University Press of America,
Inc., Rowman & Littlefield

Publishing Group.

****************************************************************************************** REFEREED JOURNAL ARTICLES (Total: 17)
*Undergraduate student **Master’s student ***Doctoral student

AFTER TENURE (5)

1. Restrepo-Widney, C.***, Salinas Jr, C., Vasquez, M. C., Rodriguez, S. L. (2025). “If you're Latino, you're not really expected to go to college”: Understanding Latino men's psychosociocultural resilience in higher education. Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences.

2. Vasquez, M. C., Restrepo-Widney, C. ***, Salinas Jr., C., Rodriguez, S. L. (Accepted). Navigating campus racial climates: How Latino men find support within identity-based student organizations.

Journal of Hispanic Higher Education.
a. Recipient of the 2025 AAHHE Best Scholarly Paper Award

3. Horg-Aaron, C.***, Vasquez, M. C., & Huddlestun, D.*** (2025). Disrupting, affirming, reflecting:

How critical race pedagogy shapes undergraduate research for first-generation and racially minoritized students. New Directions for Community Colleges, pp. 71-81. https://doi.org/10.1002/cc.70017

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4. González, Á., Vasquez, M. C., & Abeyta, M. (2024). “The traits a woman has, a man can have too”:

How collegiate Latino men navigate masculinity performance. Journal of College Student Development, 65(1), 18-34. https://dx.doi.org/10.1353/csd.2024.a919348

5. Vasquez, M. C., Horg-Aaron, C.***, Huddlestun, D.***, Garcia, F.***, & Astorga, B.**, Ramirez, N.*** (2023). Developing an equity-focused undergraduate research fellowship program for community college social science students. Journal of Applied Research in the Community College, 30(2), 169-179. https://www-ingentaconnect-com.libproxy.sdsu.edu/contentone/montezuma/jarcc/2023/00000030/00000 002/art00013

BEFORE TENURE (9)

6. Camacho, L.***, Salinas Jr., C., Vasquez, M. C., Rodriguez, S. L., & Peña, J. I.*** (2021). A values-based leadership approach to (re)defining Latino manhood and masculinity. International Journal of Leadership in Education, 26(4), 645-655. https://doi.org/10.1080/13603124.2020.1862921

7. Vasquez, M. C., González, Á.***, Cataño, Y .***, & Garcia, F.*** (2021). Exploring the role of women as validating agents in Latino male transfer success. Community College Journal of Research & Practice. https://doi.org/10.1080/10668926.2021.1873874

8. Rodriguez, S. L., Blaney, J., Vasquez, M. C., & Salinas Jr., C. (2021). Latino men and masculinities: A multi-institution study of community college transfer experiences. Community College Review, 49(3), 296-323. https://doi.org/10.1177/00915521211002898

9. Vasquez, M. C., Salinas, C., Rodriguez, S. L., & González, Á.*** (2020). Landing spaces and capital:

Transfer resiliency and knowledge building among Latino men. New Directions for Community Colleges, no. 190, 87-101. https://doi.org/10.1002/cc.20389

10. Vasquez, M. C., Vang, M.***, Garcia, F.**, & Harris III, F. (2019). What do I eat? Where do I sleep?:

A concern for men of color in community college. Community College Journal of Research & Practice, 43(4), 295-306. https://doi.org/10.1080/10668926.2018.1478340

11. Falcon, V .***, Harris III, F., Leal, U.*, & Vasquez, M. (2018). An intersectional multicultural approach to advising and counseling transborder Mexican-American men in the community college. New Directions for Student Services, no. 164, 73-83. https://doi.org/10.1002/ss.20285

12. Vasquez Urias, M., Falcon, V .***, Harris III, F., Wood, J. L. (2017). Narratives of success: A retrospective trajectory analysis of men of color who successfully transferred from the community college. New Directions for Institutional Research, no. 170, 23-33. https://doi.org/10.1002/ir.20182

13. Wood, J. L., Vasquez Urias, M., & Harris III, F. (2016). Establishing a research center: The minority male community college collaborative. New Directions for Institutional Research, no. 168, 65-77. https://doi.org/10.1002/ir.20161

14. Vasquez Urias, M., & Wood, J. L. (2015). The effect of non-cognitive outcomes on perceptions of school as a feminine domain among Latino men in community college. Culture, Society, and Masculinities, 7(1), 22-32. ISSN: 1941-5591 (online)
https://www.proquest.com/scholarly-journals/effect-non-cognitive-outcomes-on-perceptions/docview/16 79171406/se-2?accountid=201395

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BEFORE TENURE-TRACK (3)

15. Vasquez Urias, M., & Wood, J. L. (2014). Black male graduation rates in community colleges: Do institutional characteristics make a difference? Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 38(12), 1112-1124. https://doi.org/10.1080/10668926.2012.745101

16. Vasquez Urias, M. (2012). The impact of institutional characteristics on Latino male graduation rates in community college. Annuals of the Next Generation, 3(1), 1-12.

17. Wood, J. L. & Vasquez Urias, M. (2012). Community college vs. proprietary school outcomes: Student satisfaction among minority males. Community College Enterprise, 18(2), 15-31. ISSN: 15410935

****************************************************************************************** REFEREED MANUSCRIPTS UNDER REVIEW (Total: 1)

AFTER TENURE (1)

1. Huddlestun, D.***, Vasquez, M. C., Fousek, B.***, Horg-Aaron, C.***, Romo-Gonzalez, L.*** (under review). Developing scholarly habitus: Intentional mentorship/femtorship practices in a community college undergraduate research program. Community College Journal of Research and Practice.

****************************************************************************************** MANUSCRIPTS IN DEVELOPMENT (Total: 5)

AFTER TENURE (5)

1. Vasquez, M. C. (in development for publication 2026). Harvesting semillas: The role of undergraduate research in bridging the graduate education pipeline for Latiné transfer students.

2. Newman, C., Vasquez, M. C., Harris, III, F. (in development). Infusing culturally relevant content in gateway courses among college faculty

3. Vasquez, M. C., Romo-Gonzalez, L.***, Ramirez, J.***, & Lemerand, S. (in development). Using participant-generated visual methods to narrate how community and mentorship shape first-generation college transitions. Target journal: International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education.

4. Vasquez, M. C., Huddlestun, D.***, Horg-Aaron, C.***, Fousek, B.***, & Romo-González, L.*** (in development). Counterspaces for radical self-care: Supporting graduate students engaged in equity work. Target journal: International Journal of Doctoral Studies.

5. Vasquez, M. C. & Ulloa, E. (in development). The self-interrogation and institutionalization of one university’ s journey towards HSI ‘servingness.’ Target journal: Journal of Diversity in Higher Education.

****************************************************************************************** REFEREED BOOK CHAPTERS (Total: 2)

BEFORE TENURE (2)

1. Vasquez Urias, M. (2014). Menudo for the spirit. In Purnamasari, A.V .; Henry, G.; Ordu, C.; Martinez, E.; (Eds.), Beyond the pride and the privilege: The stories of doctoral students and work-life balance (p.133-138). Information Age Publishing.

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2. Vasquez Urias, M., Johnson, R., & Wood, J. L. (2013). The effect of non-cognitive predictors on academic integration measures: A multinomial analysis of STEM students of color in the community college. In R.T. Palmer, & J.L. Wood (Eds.) Community colleges and STEM: Examining underrepresented racial and ethnic minorities (p. 75-90). Routledge.

****************************************************************************************** NON-REFEREED BOOK CHAPTERS (Total: 3)

AFTER TENURE (2)

1. Del Real Viramontes, J. & Vasquez Urias, M. (2023). Preface. In J. Del Real Viramontes & M. Vasquez (Eds.) Community college and beyond: Understanding the transfer pipeline for Latina/o/x students.

Information Age Publishing.

2. Del Real Viramontes, J. & Vasquez Urias, M. (2023). Conclusion. In J. Del Real Viramontes & M.

Vasquez (Eds.) Community college and beyond: Understanding the transfer pipeline for Latina/o/x students. Information Age Publishing.

BEFORE TENURE (1)

3. Vasquez Urias, M. (2017). Norma Cazares. In R. Sanchez & S. Lopez (Eds.) Chicana activists: Stories for the new generation. San Diego, CA: Montezuma Publishing.

****************************************************************************************** NON-REFEREED PRACTITIONER MAGAZINES (Total: 1)

AFTER TENURE (1)

1. Huddlestun, D., Vasquez, M. C., Horg-Aaron, C., & Fousek, B. (in press; 2025, December). Planting seeds of scholarship: How SEMILLAS is reimagining research pathways for community college students. NASPA Leadership Exchange Magazine.

****************************************************************************************** NATIONAL REPORTS & BRIEFS (Total: 6)

AFTER TENURE (3)

1. Harris III, F., Newman, C.B., Wood, J. L., Barhoum, S., & Vasquez, M. (2024). Infusing culturally relevant content in gateway courses in postsecondary education: Findings and insights from college faculty. CORA Learning.
https://www.everylearnereverywhere.org/resources/infusing-culturally-relevant-content-in-gateway-cour ses-in-postsecondary-education/

2. Harris III, F., Vasquez, M. C., Jobil, E., Polonio, N., & Ingkavet, M. (2023). Mental health and community college students of color: A Steve Fund landscape brief, 1-11. https://saragoldrickrab.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Mental-Health-and-Community-College-Stude nts-of-Color.pdf

3. Olaniyan, M., Magnelia, S., Coca, V ., Abeyta, M., Vasquez, M., Harris III, F., & Gadwah-Meaden, C. (2023).

Two pandemics: Racial disparities in basic needs insecurity among college students during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Hope Center at Temple University. https://hope.temple.edu/racial-disparities-basic-needs-insecurity-college-students-covid-19-pandemic

BEFORE TENURE (3)
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4. Vasquez, M. C., Salinas, C., & Rodriguez, S. L. (2020). Transfer capital and landing spaces among Latino men. Project MALES Faculty/Research Affiliates.

5. Rodriguez, S. L., Vasquez, M., & Salinas, C. (2017, September). Latino men and masculinities:

Community college transfer experiences in Texas, California, and Florida. Project MALES Faculty/Research Affiliates, 11, 1-2.

6. Vasquez Urias, M. (2016). Redirecting the Latino male pipeline in higher education: The role of community colleges. In NASPA annual conference publication for the Latino Knowledge Community. http://apps.naspa.org/files/2016-naspa-final.pdf

****************************************************************************************** REFEREED PROCEEDINGS (Total: 62)
*Undergraduate student **Master’s student ***Doctoral student

AFTER TENURE (28)

1. Doran, E., Gaxiola Serrano, T., Lanford, M., Graves, D., Vasquez, M. C., Huddlestun, D.***, Horg-Aaron, C.***, Arroyo, D. R., Romero, M., Martinez, M. N., Puente, M., Romero-Reyes, J., Singleton, D., Yi, V , Tevis, T., Fisher, K. (2025). Critically informed theories and praxis in community colleges. Interactive Symposia to be presented at the Association for the Study of Higher Education Conference in Denver, CO.

2. Vasquez, M. C. & Fousek, B.***. (2025). Empowering community college students through curriculum grounded in critical race theory. Paper presented at the NASPA Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education Conference in New Orleans, LA.

3. Del Real Viramontes, J., Vasquez, M. C., Enciso, M., Abeyta, M., & Hernández, J. L. (2025). Book author plática: Supporting the Latinx/é community college to four-year institution transfer pipeline.

Symposia presented at the NASPA Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education Conference in New Orleans, LA.

4. Vasquez, M. C., Huddlestun, D.***, Harris III, F., Stills, K., King, T., Enciso, R. *** (2025).

Cultivating strategies for college men of color with NCCMC. Interactive Symposia presented at the Council for the Study of Community Colleges (CSCC), Detroit, MI.

5. Vasquez, M. C., Huddlestun, D.***, Horg-Aaron, C.***, Fousek, B.***, & Romo-González, L.*** (2025). Counterspaces for radical self-care: Supporting CSCC graduate students engaged in equity work. Interactive Symposia presented at the Council for the Study of Community Colleges (CSCC), Detroit, MI.

6. Vasquez, M. C. & González, Á. (2025). Identity and masculinity: Latino men’ s experiences in community college. Paper presented at the American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education (AHHE), Denver, CO.

7. Vasquez, M. C. & Amador, A. (2025). The self-interrogation and institutionalization of one university’ s journey towards HSI ‘servingness’ since the election of #47. Presented at the Hawaii International Conference on Education, Honolulu, HI.

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8. Kisker, C., Latz, A., Del Real Viramontes, J., & Vasquez, M. C. (2024). Key community college books of 2023. Interactive Symposia presented at the Council for the Study of Community Colleges (CSCC), Pittsburgh, PA.

9. Huddlestun, D.***, Aaron, C.***, Mendoza, B.**, & Vasquez, M. C. (2024). “So someone like me can be in academia? The role of mentoring in a community college undergraduate research program.

Roundtable presented at the Council for the Study of Community Colleges (CSCC), Pittsburgh, PA.

10. Aaron, C.***, Huddlestun, D.***, Astorga, B.**, Mendoza, B.**, & Vasquez, M. C. (2024). Designing a culturally affirming research fellowship program for community college students. Paper presented at the Council for the Study of Community Colleges (CSCC), Pittsburgh, PA.

11. González, A. & Vasquez, M. C. (2024). Lifting as we climb: Testimonios of Ed.D. alumni as counterstories in the ivory tower. Paper presented at the Council for the Study of Community Colleges (CSCC), Pittsburgh, PA.

12. Ayers, D., Vasquez, M. C., Floyd, D., & Eddy, P. (2024). Publishers Information Session. Interactive Symposia presented at the Council for the Study of Community Colleges (CSCC), Pittsburgh, PA.

13. Kisker, C., Kater, L., Vasquez, M. C., Smith, E., Floyd, D., Doran, E., & Garcia, L. (2024). The evolution and refocusing of a foundational text: The new 7th edition of the American community college.

Interactive Symposia presented at the Council for the Study of Community Colleges (CSCC), Pittsburgh, PA.

14. Vasquez, M. C., Abeyta, M., Huddlestun, D.***, Astorga, B.**, Sanchez, J.* (2024). “Drawing” on intergenerational mentoring for collective wisdom and reflection. Interactive Symposia presented at the American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education (AAHHE), St. Louis, MO.

15. Vasquez, M. C. (2024). The self-interrogation and institutionalization of one university’ s journey towards HSI ‘servingness.’ Paper presented at the American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education (AAHHE), St. Louis, MO.

16. Carpenter, M.***, Gamboa, B.***, Mudgett, B.***, Predoehl, D.***, & Vasquez, M. C. (2023).

Entrepreneurship education as an antiracist practice in shaping a racially just society. Paper presented at the Council for the Study of Community Colleges (CSCC), Chicago, IL.

17. Vasquez, M. C., Ramirez, N.***, Horg-Aaron, C.***, & Huddlestun, D.*** (2023). Collaborative autoethnography as spaces for healing. Interactive Symposia presented at the Council for the Study of Community Colleges (CSCC), Chicago, IL.

18. D’Amico, M., Amey, M., Vasquez, M. C., & Eddy, P. (2023). Publishers Information Session.

Interactive Symposia presented at the Council for the Study of Community Colleges (CSCC), Chicago, IL.

19. Vasquez, M. C., Horg-Aaron, C.***, Huddlestun, D.***, & Garcia, F.*** (2023). Establishing a community college social science research fellowship program. Paper presented at the Hawaii International Conference on Education, Honolulu, HI.

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20. Vasquez, M. C., Ramirez, N.***, & Huddlestun, D.*** (2022). The role of querencia in a research fellowship program for Latina/o/x community college students. Paper presented at the American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education (AAHHE), Henderson, NV .

21. Vasquez, M. C., Del Real Viramontes, J., Acevedo, N., Estrada, C.***, Garcia, F.***, & Aguyao, R.** (2022). Book author plática: Understanding the Latina/o/x community college to four-year college/university transfer pipeline. Interactive Symposia presented at the American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education (AAHHE), Henderson, NV .

22. Abeyta, M., Mutsalklisana, A.**, & Vasquez, M. C. (2022). Impacting Latina/o/x community college scholar identities through mentorship/femtorship relationships. Roundtable presented at the American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education (AAHHE), Henderson, NV .

23. Vasquez, M. C., Duran, O., Horg-Aaron, C.***, Garcia, F.***, Arellano, A., Hardrick, L.**, Ramirez, N.***, & Huddleston, D.*** (2022). Establishing an undergraduate research program for Latina/o/x community college students. Interactive Symposia presented at the NASPA Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education Conference, Baltimore, MD.

24. Hardrick, L. **, Mutsalklisana, A. **, & Aguirre, L. **, Vasquez, M. C. (Facilitator) (2022). Students serving students: Navigating virtual and in-person boundaries. Interactive Symposia presented at the NASPA Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education Conference, Baltimore, MD.

25. Ramirez, N.***, Huddleston, D.***, & Vasquez, M. C. (2022). Empowering Latina community college students. Paper presented at the Council for the Study of Community Colleges (CSCC), Tempe, AZ.

26. Vasquez, M. C., Del Real Viramontes, J., Abeyta, M., Hernandez, J. L.***, Ramirez, D.***, Williams, M.* & Zepeda Monroy, A.* (2022). Book author plática: Understanding the Latina/o/x community college to four-year college/university transfer pipeline. Interactive Symposia presented at the Council for the Study of Community Colleges (CSCC), Tempe, AZ.

27. Abeyta, M., Vasquez, M. C., Horg-Aaron, C.***, Arellano, A., Ramirez, N.***, & Mutsalklisana, A.**. (2022). Fostering scholar identities among Latina/o/x community college students through undergraduate research. Roundtable presented at the Council for the Study of Community Colleges (CSCC), Tempe, AZ.

28. Sáenz, V . B., Vasquez, M. C (Discussant), Brooms, D., Huerta, A., Xiong, S., Bitsoi, L., & Kugyia, J.

K.***. (2022). The COVID-19 Pandemic: Implications for men of color in higher education. Symposia presented at the American Educational Research Association (AERA) in San Diego, CA.

BEFORE TENURE (25)

29. Vasquez, M. C., Abeyta, M., Gonzalez, Á.***, Garcia, F***., Horg-Aaron, C.***, & Duran, O.** (2021). Harvesting semillas: The role of undergraduate research in bridging the graduate education pipeline. Paper presented at the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE), San Juan, Puerto Rico.

30. Vasquez, M. C., Abeyta, M., Gonzalez, Á.***, Garcia, F***., Horg-Aaron, C.***, & Duran, O.** (2021). Fostering scholar identities among Latina/o/x community college students through undergraduate research. Roundtable presented at the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE), San Juan, Puerto Rico.

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31. Doran, E. E., Carales, V ., Vasquez, M. C., Martinez, E., & Olivarez, C. P. (2021, April). Imagining radical futures in the success of Latinx community college students. Virtual symposium presented at the Council for the Study of Community Colleges (CSCC), Virtual Conference.

32. Enriquez, J.***, Vasquez, M., Solis, B.***, Duran, O.**, & Jain, D. (2020, November). Advancing the participation and understanding of community college transfer students at selective four-year institutions. Virtual presentation at the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE), New Orleans, LA.
a. Due to COVID-19, the annual meeting was held virtually.

33. Vasquez, M. C., Gonzalez, A.***, Salinas, C., & Rodriguez, S. L. (2020, April). Landing spaces and capital: Transfer resiliency and knowledge building among Latino men. Paper to have been presented at American Educational Research Association (AERA), San Francisco, CA. a. Due to COVID-19, the annual meeting was cancelled and I was unable to attend this conference.

34. Hatch, D., Hu, X., Vasquez, M. C., & Burmicky, J. (2020, April). The practice brief as applied academic writing to advance practitioner scholar inquiry. Symposium to have been presented at the Council for the Study of Community Colleges (CSCC), Tempe, AZ. a. Due to COVID-19, the annual meeting was cancelled and I was unable to attend this conference.

35. Vasquez, M. C., Gonzalez, A.***, Acevedo Gil, N., McAllister-Parsons, M., Hernández, I., Hernández, S., & Maldonado Vargas, J.*** (2020, March). Fostering faculty-doctoral student relationships to cultivate scholar-leaders and scholar-practitioners. Symposium presented at the American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education (AAHHE), Costa Mesa, CA.

36. Vasquez, M. C., Gonzalez, A.***, & Cataño, Y .*** (2019, November). Exploring the role of women as validating agents in the transfer success of Latino men. Paper presented at the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE), Portland, OR.

37. Vasquez, M. C., Abeyta, M.***, Vang, M.***, Estrada, S.**, & Harris III, F. (2019, November). The experiences of African American community college students with racism in predominantly White and affluent communities. Paper presented at the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE), Portland, OR.

38. Vasquez, M. C., Felix, E., Ramirez, R.***, & Browne, N.*** (2019, April). Embedding equity in beliefs, practices, and policies to address racial disparities in community college. Symposium presented at the Council for the Study of Community Colleges (CSCC), San Diego, CA.

39. Castro, E. L., Crisp, G., Jain, D., Reyes, N. A., Shotton, H., Yi, V ., Vasquez, M. C., & Zamani-Gallaher, E. (2019, November). Equitable policies and practices for underserved populations: A critical imperative. Sponsored by the Lumina Foundation. Presidential symposium presented at the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE), Tampa, FL.

40. Vasquez, M. C., Harris III, F., Estrada, S.**, Abeyta, M.***, & Osorio, B.* (2018, November).

Reframing Latino masculinities as a form of capital. Paper presented at the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE), Tampa, FL.

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41. Vasquez, M. C., Harris III, F., Estrada, S.**, Abeyta, M.***, & Vang, M.*** (2018, November). The Intersection of masculinity and capital: Understanding how masculinity fosters student success for Latino transfer students. Paper presented at the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE), Tampa, FL.

42. Vasquez, M., Mathew, S.**, & Garcia, F.** (2017, November). Latino male community college students: A qualitative examination of the transfer experience. Proposal accepted by the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE), Houston, TX.
a. In accordance with California’s AB 1887 Travel Prohibition to the State of Texas, I was unable to attend this conference.

43. Vasquez, M., Mathew, S.**, & Garcia, F.** (2017, November). The role of women in the academic success of Latino male transfer students. Proposal accepted by the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE), Houston, TX.
a. In accordance with California’s AB 1887 Travel Prohibition to the State of Texas, I was unable to attend this conference.

44. Vasquez, M., Harris III, F., Wood, J. L., Vang, M.***, Falcon, V .*** (2017, April). “Academic hustle:” Understanding persistence among men of color in the community college. Paper presented at the Council for the Study of Community Colleges (CSCC), Fort Worth, TX.

45. Vasquez, M., Mathew, S.**, Garcia, F.**, Osorio, B.*, & Ramirez, R.*** (2017, April). Exploring masculine identity (re)development among Latino men. Paper presented at the Council for the Study of Community Colleges (CSCC), Fort Worth, TX.

46. Vasquez, M., Mathew, S.**, Garcia, F.**, & Ramirez, R.*** (2017, April). The role of women in the academic success of Latino male transfer students. Paper presented at the Council for the Study of Community Colleges (CSCC), Fort Worth, TX.

47. Rodriguez, S. L. & Vasquez, M. (2017, April). Latino men and masculinities: Community college transfer experiences in Texas, California, and Florida. Paper presented at the Council for the Study of Community Colleges (CSCC), Fort Worth, TX.

48. Harris, III, F., Wood, J. L., Vasquez, M., Vang, M.***, Mazyck, J.***, & Falcon, V .*** (2016, November). Where do I sleep? What do I eat?: A growing concern for men of color in community college. Paper presented at the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE), Columbus, OH.

49. Falcon, V .***, Vang, M.***, Estrada, S.**, Leal, U.*, Vasquez, M., & Harris III, F. (2016, November).

Faculty as institutional agents. Paper presented at the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE), Columbus, OH.

50. Vasquez, M. (2016). Focus groups 101: Reading between the numbers. Hawaii-Pacific Evaluation & Assessment Conference, Kaneohe, HI

51. Vasquez, M. & Palacios, A.*** (2016, April). Academic engagement among community college men of color as estimated by stressful life events, dependents, and commuting. Paper presented at the American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education (AAHHE), Costa Mesa, CA.

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52. Harris III, F., Wood, J. L., Vasquez, M., Palacios, A.***, Xiong, S.***, & Reid Jr., D. (2016, March).

The male program assessment for college excellence (M-P ACE): Development and utility of the instrument for programs serving men of color in community colleges. Paper presented at the Council for the Study of Community Colleges (CSCC), Plano, TX.

53. Wood, J. L., Harris III, F., Vasquez, M., Saenz, V ., Rodriguez, S. (2015, November). Men of color in the community college: Outcomes and experiences. Symposium presented at the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE), Denver, CO.

54. Harris III, F., Wood, J. L., Vasquez, M., & Falcon, V .*** (2015, November). Narratives of success: An anti-deficit approach to examining the experiences of college men of color. Paper presented at the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE), Denver, CO.

BEFORE TENURE-TRACK (7)

55. Vasquez, M. & Palacios, A.*** (2015, April). The effect of masculine identity on non-cognitive outcomes among Latino men in the community college. Paper presented at the Council for the Study of Community Colleges (CSCC), Fort Worth, TX.

56. Vasquez, M. (2015, March). Sense of belonging among Latino men in community college. Paper presented at the American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education (AAHHE), Frisco, TX

57. Vasquez, M. (2014, November). Predictors of non-cognitive outcomes on perceptions of school as a feminine domain among Latino men in community college. Paper presented at the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE), Washington, D.C.

58. Vasquez, M. (2014, March). Sense of belonging among Latino males in community colleges: A conceptual model. Paper presented at the Council for the Study of Community Colleges (CSCC), Washington, D.C.

59. Vasquez, M. (2014, March). Predictors of sense of belonging among Latino males in community colleges. Presented at the Council for the Study of Community Colleges (CSCC), Washington, D.C

60. Wood, J. L., Harris III, F., Vasquez, M., Johnson, M., Palacios, A. (2014, March). Men of color in the community college: Emerging research from the community college survey of men. Paper presented at the Council for the Study of Community Colleges (CSCC), Washington, D.C.

61. Vasquez, M. (2013, April). The impact of institutional characteristics on graduation rates of Latino males in community colleges. Paper presented at the Council for the Study of Community Colleges (CSCC), San Francisco, CA.

62. Wood, J. L. & Vasquez, M. (2012, April). Black male graduation rates in community colleges: Do institutional characteristics make a difference? Paper presented at the Council for the Study of Community Colleges (CSCC), Orlando, FL.
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EXTERNAL GRANTS (Total: $58,700)
AFTER TENURE ($45,800)
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1. $25,000 – SEMILLAS Undergraduate Research Fellowship Program, Principal Investigator, Educational Testing Service (ETS) Center for Advocacy and Philanthropy, Acceptance Rate Not Available, 2023 - 2024.

2. $20,800 – SEMILLAS Undergraduate Research Fellowship Program, Principal Investigator, Educational Testing Service (ETS) Center for Advocacy and Philanthropy, Acceptance Rate Not Available, 2022 - 2023

BEFORE TENURE ($12,900)

3. $5,000 – Fostering Scholar Identities among Latina/o/x Community College Students Via Undergraduate Research, Principal Investigator, American Educational Research Association (AERA), Acceptance Rate Not Available, 2021 - 2022

4. $1,000 – Using Undergraduate Research to Foster Scholar Identities among Latina/o/x Community College Students, Principal Investigator, Council for the Study of Community Colleges, Acceptance Rate Not Available, 2021 - 2022

5. $1,000 – Understanding the Academic and Social Identity Development of Latino Male Transfer Students, Principal Investigator, NASPA Region VI Research & Assessment Grant, Acceptance Rate Not Available, 2017-2018

6. $5,900 – Latino Men and Masculinity: Experiences in Community College Transfer in Texas, California, and Florida, Co-Principal Investigator, The CENTER Grants for Innovative Research on Community Colleges, Acceptance Rate Not Available, 2016 - 2017

COMMUNITY COLLEGE EQUITY ASSESSMENT LAB (CCEAL) (Total: $1,562,098) The Community College Equity Assessment Lab (CCEAL) is a national research laboratory under the Interwork Institute at San Diego State University. As Associate Director, I lead efforts to assist community colleges in identifying challenges to equity-centered institutional effectiveness and developing problem-solving strategies and solutions. I also conduct and disseminate empirical research on the experiences of underrepresented and underserved students in community colleges. The external contracts listed reflect the last 10 years of my engagement with this work, primarily with institutions and organizations seeking to better understand the experiences of disproportionately and racially minoritized student populations - namely, men of color. Since the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the reduction of state-level funding to colleges and universities for equity work began to decline. As a result, our center has centered our grant efforts to private, non-profit funding agencies whose mission aligns with our goals of supporting community colleges in enhancing equity efforts.

AFTER TENURE ($550,000)
Grants

7. $50,000 – The Conditions for Completion: How Campus Environments Shape Student Success, Co-Principal Investigator, ECMC, Acceptance Rate Not Available, 2025 - 2027

8. $500,000 – Establishing the National Consortium for College Men of Color, Co-Principal Investigator, Lumina Foundation, Acceptance Rate Not Available, 2023 - 2025

BEFORE TENURE ($1,012,098)
Grants
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9. $149,998 – CCEAL Capacity Building, Co-Principal Investigator, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Acceptance Rate Not Available, 2021 - 2024

10. $40,000 – Assessing the Mental Health and Wellness Needs of Disproportionately Impacted Students, Co-Principal Investigator, The Steve Fund, Acceptance Rate Not Available, 2020 - 2021

11. $150,000 – Advancement of Educational Equity for Community College Men of Color, Co-Principal Investigator, College Futures Foundation, Acceptance Rate Not Available, 2018 - 2021

12. $40,263 - California Community College Athletic Association, Senior Researcher, Acceptance Rate Not Available, 2018 - 2019

13. $30,000 - M2C3 Institutional Needs Assessment for Young Boys of Color, Co-Principal Investigator, Marcus Foster Education Fund, CA, Acceptance Rate Not Available, 2016 - 2017

Contracts

14. $15,000 - M2C3 Assessing the Needs of Disproportionately Impacted Students, Principal Investigator, Napa Valley College (CA), 2020 - 2021

15. $18,000 – CCEAL Assessing the Needs of Disproportionately Impacted Students, Co-Principal Investigator, Napa Valley College (CA), 2018 - 2019

16. $75,000 - CCEAL Institutional Needs Assessment of Disproportionately Impacted Students, Principal Investigator, Cabrillo College (CA), 2018 - 2019

17. $35,000 - M2C3 Institutional Needs Assessment for Men of Color, Co-Principal Investigator, Northeastern Technical College (SC), 2017 - 2020

18. $18,000 - Institutional Needs Assessment for Men of Color, Co-Principal Investigator, University of Southern California & Long Beach City College (CA), 2017

19. $18,597 - M2C3 Institutional Needs Assessment for Men of Color, Co-Principal Investigator, Antelope Valley College (CA), 2017 - 2018

20. $47,888 - M2C3 Institutional Needs Assessment for Men of Color, Co-Principal Investigator, Santiago Canyon College (CA), 2017 - 2022

21. $33,000 - M2C3 Institutional Needs Assessment for Men of Color, Co-Principal Investigator, Pasadena City College (CA), 2016 - 2019

22. $9,889 - M2C3 Institutional Needs Assessment for Men of Color, Co-Principal Investigator, Milwaukee Area Technical College (WI), 2016 - 2017

23. $18,000 - M2C3 Institutional Needs Assessment for Men of Color, Co-Principal Investigator, Mohawk Valley College (CA), 2016 - 2017

24. $18,597 - M2C3 Institutional Needs Assessment for Men of Color, Co-Principal Investigator, Calhoun Community College (AL), 2016 - 2017

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25. $18,597 - M2C3 Institutional Needs Assessment for Men of Color, Co-Principal Investigator, Mt. San Antonio College (CA), 2016 - 2017

26. $47,885 - M2C3 Institutional Needs Assessment for Men of Color, Co-Principal Investigator, Napa Valley College (CA), 2016 - 2021

27. $18,000 - M2C3 Institutional Needs Assessment for Men of Color, Senior Researcher, State Center Community College District (CA), 2016-2018

28. $17,000 - M2C3 Institutional Needs Assessment for Men of Color, Senior Researcher, Compton Community College District (CA), 2016 - 2017

29. $45,000 - M2C3 Institutional Needs Assessment for Men of Color, Senior Researcher, Palomar Community College District (CA), 2016 - 2017

30. $45,000 - M2C3 Institutional Needs Assessment for Men of Color, Senior Researcher, San Diego MiraCosta College (CA), 2015 - 2016

31. $27,884 - M2C3 Institutional Needs Assessment for Men of Color, Senior Researcher, San Diego Mesa College (CA), 2015 - 2016

32. $20,000 - M2C3 Institutional Needs Assessment for Men of Color, Senior Researcher, San Diego City College (CA), 2015 - 2016

33. $45,000 - M2C3 Institutional Needs Assessment for Men of Color, Senior Researcher, Santa Monica College (CA), 2015 - 2016

34. $10,500 - M2C3 Institutional Needs Assessment for Men of Color, Senior Researcher, Chaffey College (CA), 2015 - 2016

INTERNAL RESEARCH GRANTS (Total: $27,645)

BEFORE TENURE

1. $9,927 – Fostering Scholarly Identities among Community College Students through Undergraduate Research, Principal Investigator, University Research Grant, San Diego State University, 2021 - 2022

2. $5,000 – Working My Way Towards Promotion & Tenure, One Publication At A Time, College of Education, Faculty Mentoring Grant, 2020-2021

3. $9,718 – Understanding the Latino Male Transfer Experience, Principal Investigator, University Research Grant, San Diego State University, 2017 - 2018

4. $3,000 – Summer Undergraduate Research Program Award, Principal Investigator, San Diego State University, Summer 2017

INTERNAL PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT AWARDS (Total: $65,000)

BEFORE TENURE
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transfer students at SDSU. The ARFP involved several high impact activities including (a) a weekly, three-hour research methods course; (b) a ten-hour per week research practicum; (c) a graduate student mentor; (d) scholarly presentations at national convenings; and (e) a drafted manuscript for publication.

1. $20,000 - Division of Graduate Affairs, 2017-2018.

2. $20,000 - Division of Graduate Affairs, 2016-2017

3. $20,000 - Division of Graduate Affairs, 2015-2016

4. $5,000 - Division of Undergraduate Research, 2015-2016

UNFUNDED GRANT PROPOSALS (Total: 5)

BEFORE TENURE

1. $75,000 – The Spencer Foundation, Racial Equity Special Research Grant, 2021

2. $2,000 – Council for the Study of Community Colleges Research Grant, Co-Principal Investigator, Council for the Study of Community Colleges, 2016

3. $1,210 – Faculty Mini-Grant Program, Principal Investigator, San Diego State University, Division of Undergraduate Studies, 2015

4. $9,984 – University Research Grant, Principal Investigator, San Diego State University, 2015

5. $5,000 – Paul P. Fidler Research Grant, Co-Principal Investigator, University of South Carolina, 2015

****************************************************************************************** INVITED KEYNOTE PRESENTATIONS (Total: 13)
AFTER TENURE (3)

1. Vasquez, M. C. (2025). Voces que se alzan: Our stories. Our power. Our right to be heard. Presented in person at the Latina Network Annual Luncheon on behalf of the SDSU Latina Network. San Diego State University, San Diego, CA.

2. Vasquez, M. C. (2024). Operationalizing servingness through reflexivity & intentionality. Presented in person at the HSI Summit for college educators in the region. Western Oregon University, Monmouth, OR.

3. Vasquez, M. C. (2023). “Mainstream media taught me that research should be in a lab with experiments”: Disrupting expectations for knowledge production through social science research.

Presented in person at the SDSU Student Symposium. San Diego State University, San Diego, CA BEFORE TENURE (10)

4. Vasquez, M. C. (2021). Towards an understanding of equity. Presented virtually for the Montana College Attainment Network, MT.

5. Vasquez, M. C. (2021). Advancing equity in a climate of resistance and change. Presented in person for the annual WESTOP Professional Development Seminar. San Diego, CA

6. Vasquez, M. C. (2022). Cultivating querencia: Transforming institutions for Latinx/a/o students.

Presented in person at the ETS Latinx Student Success Institute. Henderson, NV .

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7. Vasquez, M. C. (2020). Advancing equity in a climate of resistance and change. Presented in person at the 2020 Achieving the Dream Equity Institute. National Harbor, MD.

8. Vasquez, M. C. (2019). Supporting & engaging Latina/o/x students: Implications for faculty. Presented in person at the Faculty Summer Institute at CSU San Marcos.

9. Vasquez, M. C. (2019). Presented in person at the Latinx Graduation Ceremony. Grossmont College, San Diego, CA

10. Vasquez, M. C. (2017). Presented in person at the Latinx Graduate Student Association Graduation Ceremony. University of San Diego, San Diego, CA

11. Vasquez, M. C. (2017). Presented in person at the UC Meet & Greet Luncheon for community college transfer students. Southwestern College, Chula Vista, CA.

12. Vasquez, M. C. (2015). Presented in person at the UC Meet & Greet Luncheon for community college transfer students. Southwestern College, Chula Vista, CA.

13. Vasquez, M. C. (2015). Presented in person at the Youth Empowerment Program for South Bay Community Services’ School Programs. San Diego, CA.
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PODCASTS (Total: 3)
AFTER TENURE (1)

1. Abeyta, M. (2023, March 14). Lift as you Climb (Episode 15). [Audio podcast episode]. In Scholar Homies. https://open.spotify.com/episode/6AkrDfcfM4cVtprY63kstb?si=46dfefbd01434389

BEFORE TENURE (2)

2. Elkind, S. (2021, March 3). Teamwork! Faculty Forward Fall 2020 Award Winners, Part 2 (Season 1, Episode 16). [Audio podcast episode]. In Faculty Futures Lab @ SDSU. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1-16-teamwork-faculty-forward-fall-2020-award-winners-part-2/i d1515134930?i=1000511340186

3. Espino Lira, M. (2020, March 17). Sana, Sana (Season 2, Episode 4). [Audio podcast episode]. In Latinx Intelligentsía.
http://hwcdn.libsyn.com/p/7/c/9/7c95a20382ea27fd/S2Ep4_Sana_Sana.mp3?c_id=67359803&cs_id=67 359803&expiration=1591309945&hwt=2ed8aae0d4c2c5f43418513621d88c21

SELECT SOCIAL MEDIA (Total: 11)
AFTER TENURE (10)

1. MANA de San Diego (2025). Latinas You Should Know. Instagram Post https://www.instagram.com/p/DG6h5rYtmdY/?img_index=1

2. PELSA Student Advisory Board (2024). Dra. Marissa Vasquez Elected as Chair of the American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education. Instagram Post https://www.instagram.com/p/DBrw3tyz4tm/?img_index=2

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3. SDSU College of Education (2024). National Hispanic American Heritage Month. Instagram https://www.instagram.com/p/C__VQNGS3lx/

4. SDSU College of Education (2023). U.S. Department of Education’s Raise the Bar: Attaining College Excellence & Equity initiative. Instagram Post
https://www.instagram.com/p/CzmvW2HvxxT/?img_index=1

5. SDSU College of Education (2023). National Hispanic Heritage Month, Part 2. Instagram Post https://www.instagram.com/p/CyToeIgR_er/

6. SDSU College of Education. (2023). National Hispanic Heritage Month, Part 1. Instagram Post https://www.instagram.com/p/CyOcPNSpvGB/

7. Diverse Issues in Higher Education. (2022). Top 20 articles of 2022. Instagram Post https://www.instagram.com/p/Cm2Q9cqO__Q/?img_index=4

8. SDSU College of Education (2022). SEMILLAS Research Symposium! Instagram Post https://www.instagram.com/p/Cghzgv7Pzs9/?img_index=1

9. San Diego College of Continuing Education (2022). Fall Convocation Flex Speakers. Instagram Post https://www.instagram.com/p/Ch93_gVrg2P/

10. SDSU College of Education (2022). Vasquez named one of 25 innovative and dynamic women leaders named by @diverseissuesinhighereducation in their annual #womenshistorymonth. Instagram Post
https://www.instagram.com/p/CanxnGqJ-H1/

BEFORE TENURE (1)

11. SDSU College of Education (2020). Marissa Vasquez and Professor Frank Harris III are among 12 recipients of San Diego State University's Faculty Forward Awards, recognizing their agility and dedication to student support during the COVID-19 pandemic. Instagram Post https://www.instagram.com/p/CI1dc5dlsur/

OP-EDS (Total: 3)
BEFORE TENURE (3)

1. Vang, M.***, Garcia, F.**, Vasquez, M., Harris III, F., & Wood, J. L. (2017, November 2). Food insecurity and men of color. Diverse Issues in Higher Education. Retrieved from http://cdn.coverstand.com/6407/449222/373b6e8e50613611dee21d66c330056fe01aee3c.5.pdf

2. Wood, J. L., Vasquez Urias, M., & Harris III, F. (2016, November 23). Food and housing instability among Black college men: How can colleges remedy food and housing challenges? The Huffington Post. Retrieved from
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/5835b21ce4b0a79f7433b2f8?timestamp=1479915265349

3. Wood, J. L., Harris III, F., White, K., & Vasquez Urias, M. (2015, April 17). How to teach men of color: Four critical conditions. The Huffington Post. Retrieved from http://www.huffingtonpost.com/j-luke-wood/how-to-teach-men-of-color-four-critical-conditions_b_7089 720.html
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ARTICLE FEATURES & MENTIONS (Total: 23)

AFTER TENURE (13)

1. State Up to Date - SDSU Faculty & Staff Newsletter. (2025, May 12). 2025 Diversity Excellence Awards. Strategic Communications and Public Affairs.
https://sdsuedu.sharepoint.com/sites/stratcomm/SitePages/Announcements/2025-diversity-excellence-a wards-winners.aspx?utm_source=salesforce&utm_medium=email

2. Reilly, L. L. J. (2025, May 5). CAL students excel at annual SDSU student symposium (S3). College of Arts and Letters News. https://cal.sdsu.edu/news/s3-2025

3. Lane, T. B. & Vasquez, M. C. (2025, April 10). V olunteer for ASHE 2025. Program Committee Co-Chairs. Association for the Study of Higher Education. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9DdR9t9EPE

4. COE News Team. (2025, March 18). COE students shine at SDSU student symposium. College of Education News. https://education.sdsu.edu/news/2025/coe-students-shine-student-symposium

5. Klitzing, M. (2025, February 13). ‘Your stories matter:’ Vasquez wins AAHHE book award. College of Education News.
https://education.sdsu.edu/news/2025/your-stories-matter-vasquez-wins-aahhe-book-award

6. Klitzing, M. (2024, September 16). AAHHE chair-elect feels ‘sense of urgency.’ SDSU News Center. https://www.sdsu.edu/news/2024/09/new-chair-of-hispanics-in-higher-ed

7. Community College Spotlight Series. (2024). Marissa Vasquez Interview. Office of Community College Research and Leadership (OCCRL).
https://occrl.illinois.edu/our-products/community-college-spotlight/marissa-vasquez-interview

8. Klitzing, M. (2023, October 11). ‘Doubly affirming’: COE doctoral student, faculty advisor both named to AAHHE board. College of Education News.
https://education.sdsu.edu/news/2023/doubly-affirming-coe-doctoral-student-faculty-advisor-both-name d-to-aahhe-board

9. Burgin, A. (2023, September 18). Prison to scholar: CSU trustees' award winner's journey to redemption. SDSU News Center.
https://www.sdsu.edu/news/2023/09/prison-scholar-csu-trustees-award-winners-journey-redemption

10. COE News Team. (2023, May 16). Meet our 2023 outstanding graduates. College of Education News. https://education.sdsu.edu/news/2023/meet-our-outstanding-graduates

11. Edelman, J. (2023, May 4). Researchers present recommendations for reversing minority male enrollment declines in community college. Recruitment and Retention. Diverse Issues in Education. https://www.diverseeducation.com/recruitment-retention/article/15447061/researchers-present-recomme ndations-for-reversing-minority-male-enrollment-declines-at-community-colleges

12. Klitzing, M. (2023, March 13). SEMILLAS research fellowship named outstanding new program.

College of Education News.
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13. Klitzing, M. (2022, July 14). Doc students, alumni receive fellowship to prepare future Cal state faculty.

College of Education News. https://education.sdsu.edu/news/2022/jdp-students-pelsa-grads

BEFORE TENURE (10)

14. Klitzing, M. (2022, March 22). Vasquez among 25 women lauded for contributions to higher education.

SDSU News Center.
https://www.sdsu.edu/news/2022/03/vasquez-among-25-women-lauded-for-contributions-higher-educati on

15. Minter, M. M. (2022, February 15). Diverse: Issues in higher education highlights 25 outstanding women during women’s history month.
https://www.diverseeducation.com/press-releases/press-release/15288570/diverse-issues-in-higher-educa tion-highlights-25-outstanding-women-during-womens-history-month

16. Klitzing, M. (2021, October 5). Vasquez program to engage community college students in research.

College of Education News.
https://education.sdsu.edu/news/2021/vasquez-community-college-research-pilot-program

17. Ristine, J. (2021, September 15). CSU trustees’ award winner looks to remove barriers. College of Education News.
https://education.sdsu.edu/news/2021/csu-trustees-award-winner-looks-to-remove-barriers

18. SDSU News Team. (2020, December 15). Faculty honored for dedication to student support during virtual instruction. SDSU News Center.
https://www.sdsu.edu/news/2020/12/faculty-honored-for-dedication-student-support-during-virtual-instr uction?utm_source=go&utm_medium=redirect&utm_campaign=newscenter.sdsu.edu

19. Klitzing, M. (2019, December 18). Perseverance and perspective: In wake of adversity, Vasquez finds meaning in fellowship.Informed & Inspired. College of Education News. https://sdsucoenews.blogspot.com/2019/12/perseverance-and-perspective-in-wake-of.html#more

20. Garcia, N. (2019, April 15). I just said that! Diverse Issues in Higher Education. https://www.diverseeducation.com/demographics/women/article/15104353/i-just-said-that

21. Woodhouse, K. (2018, May 29). Student research team finds meaning in work. SDSU News Center. https://www.sdsu.edu/news/2018/05/student-research-team-finds-meaning-work

22. White, K. (2016, November 7). Eight Aztecs receive prestigious CSU scholarship. SDSU News Center. https://www.sdsu.edu/news/2016/11/eight-aztecs-receive-prestigious-csu-scholarship?utm_source=go&u tm_medium=redirect&utm_campaign=newscenter.sdsu.edu

23. COE News Team. (2016, June 30). Dr. Vasquez-Urias named 2016 ELEV ATE fellow. College of Education news.
https://sdsucoenews.blogspot.com/2016/06/vasquez-urias-named-2016-elevate-fellow.html

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WORKSHOPS, WEBINARS, & NATIONAL CONVENINGS FACILITATED FOR PRACTITIONERS (Total: 29)
AFTER TENURE (13)

1. Vasquez, M. C., Harris, III, F., & Huddlestun, D. (2025, December 6). Supporting Men of Color at Hispanic Serving Institutions. National webinar hosted by the Community College Equity Assessment Lab’s (CCEAL) National Consortium on College Men of Color (NCCMC) for higher education leaders, scholars, and practitioners, featuring Dr. Gina A. Garcia, Professor, UC Berkeley..

2. Vasquez, M. C., Harris, III, F., & Huddlestun, D. (2025, November 7). Supporting Men of Color:

Insights and Perspectives from Community College Presidents. National webinar hosted by the Community College Equity Assessment Lab’s (CCEAL) National Consortium on College Men of Color (NCCMC) for higher education leaders, scholars, and practitioners, featuring Dr. Cynthia Olivo, President of Fullerton College, California; and Dr. Mordecai Brownlee, President of the Community College of Aurora, Colorado.

3. Harris, III, F., Vasquez, M. C., & Huddlestun, D. (2025, October 3). Supporting Men of Color in Community College Athletics Programs. National webinar hosted by the Community College Equity Assessment Lab’s (CCEAL) National Consortium on College Men of Color (NCCMC) for higher education leaders, scholars, and practitioners, featuring panelists: Dr. Ryan Shumaker, Athletic Dean at San Diego Mesa College, California; Kim Ensign, Athletic Director and Associate Dean at Allan Hancock College, California; and Dr. Jason Allen, Dean of Athletics at Grossmont College, California

4. Vasquez, M. C., Muñoz, M., Ramirez, L., & Anaya, R. (2025, September 18). Leading with purpose: A plática with Latiné community college leaders. National webinar hosted by the American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education (AAHHE) for higher education leaders, scholars, and practitioners.

5. Harris, III, F. & Vasquez, M. C. (2025, June 22-24). Hosted the 2025 in-person California Community College Black CEO Retreat. The gathering was held for 23 community college superintendent-presidents from across the state of California. Community College Equity Assessment Lab (CCEAL). San Diego, CA.

6. Vasquez, M. C., Harris, III, F., & Huddlestun, D. (2025, May 3). Student Success Coaching and Academic Advising Strategies to Support College Men of Color. National webinar hosted by the Community College Equity Assessment Lab’s (CCEAL) National Consortium on College Men of Color (NCCMC) for higher education leaders, scholars, and practitioners, featuring panelists: Linda R. Fair, Blackhawk Technical College, Wisconsin; Bridget Stewart, Arkansas State University, Arkansas; and Pedro Gonzalez, Pima Community College, Arizona.

7. Vasquez, M. C. (2025, April 18). Culturally responsive pedagogy for undergraduate research.

Presented in person for A-CAUSE faculty professional development workshop on behalf of the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at the University of California, Santa Barbara, (CA).

8. Vasquez, M. C., Harris, III, F., & Huddlestun, D. (2025, March 7). From “At-Risk” to “At-Promise”:

Supporting Boys and Men of Color From K-12 to College Through Their Possibilities. National webinar hosted by the Community College Equity Assessment Lab’s (CCEAL) National Consortium on College Men of Color (NCCMC) for higher education leaders, scholars, and practitioners, featuring Dr. Derrick Brooms, Professor and Executive Director, Black Men's Research Institute, Morehouse College, Georgia.

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9. Vasquez, M. C., Harris, III, F., & Huddlestun, D. (2025, February 7). Strengthening Transfer Pathways for Men of Color: A Systemwide Networked Improvement Approach. National webinar hosted by the Community College Equity Assessment Lab’s (CCEAL) National Consortium on College Men of Color (NCCMC) for higher education leaders, scholars, and practitioners, featuring Dr. William Franklin, Co-Director of the California State University (CSU) Young Males of Color (YMOC) Consortium & VP of Student Affairs at CSU Dominguez Hills; Dr. Jesse Enriquez, Associate Director of Professional Development and Change Management for CSU YMOC; and Dr. Keith Turner, Director of Young Men of Color Success & Excellence, Southwestern College, San Diego.

10. Vasquez, M. C., Harris, III, F., & Huddlestun, D. (2024, December 6/November 8). Mental Health Strategies for College Men of Color. National webinar hosted by the Community College Equity Assessment Lab’s (CCEAL) National Consortium on College Men of Color (NCCMC) for higher education leaders, scholars, and practitioners, featuring Dr. Milo Dodson, Senior Manager for Diversity&Inclusion and Community Outreach at Belkin International.

11. Harris, III, F. & Vasquez, M. C. (2024, October 18-19). National Consortium on College Men of Color (NCCMC) Working Group Meeting. National in-person convening hosted by the Community College Equity Assessment Lab (CCEAL) and San Diego College of Continuing Education (SDCCE).

Attendees: 200

12. Wood, J. L., Harris III, F., & Vasquez, M. C. (2023). Increasing enrollment and success for college men of color. National webinar hosted by CORA Learning for college leaders and practitioners. Viewers: 480

13. Wood, J. L., Harris III, F., & Vasquez, M. C. (2022). Racelighting people of color in schools, colleges, and universities. National webinar hosted by CORA Learning for higher education leaders, scholars, and practitioners. Viewers: 1,480

BEFORE TENURE (6)

14. Vasquez, M. C. (2021). Conducting focus groups for institutional effectiveness. Provided in-person training for faculty and administrators on behalf of the college President at Evergreen Valley College.

San Jose, CA.

15. Vasquez, M. C. (2019). In-person facilitator at the California Community College Student Equity Planning Institute on behalf of the Center for Urban Education (CUE) at the University of Southern California. Los Angeles, CA.

16. Vasquez, M. C. (2018). Conducting focus groups for institutional effectiveness. Provided in-person training for faculty and administrators on behalf of the college President at Laney College. Oakland, CA.

17. Vasquez, M. C. (2017). The role of women in the academic success of Latino men. Webinar Research Series on Men of Color, Community College Equity Assessment Lab (CCEAL).

18. Vasquez, M. C. (2016). Experiences of Latino male transfer students. Webinar Research Series on Men of Color, Community College Equity Assessment Lab (CCEAL).

19. Vasquez, M. C. (2016). Latino men in the community college. Presented in person at the National Consortium on College Men of Color (NCCMC) on behalf of the Community College Equity Assessment Lab (CCEAL). San Diego, CA.

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****************************************************************************************** WEBINARS AND WORKSHOPS FACILITATED FOR STUDENTS (Total: 5) BEFORE TENURE (5)

1. Vasquez, M. C. (2021). Mami Scholar Circle. Workshop facilitated virtually for Ed.D. students identifying as mothers to build community and identify strategies for success.

2. Vasquez, M. C. (2020). From PELSA to the Doctorate. Webinar presented to undergraduate and masters students across various institutions.

3. Vasquez, M. C. (2017). Women of Color Empowerment Circle. In-person workshop series designed for women of color students in the M.A. in Postsecondary Educational Leadership Program.

4. Vasquez, M. C. (2017). Preparing for the faculty interview. Presented in person for the Critical Thinking for Career and Research Development Series on behalf of the Joint PhD Program in Education with Claremont Graduate University at San Diego State University

5. Vasquez, M. C. (2016). Reviewing for an academic journal. Presented in person for the Critical Thinking for Career and Research Development Series on behalf of the Joint PhD Program in Education with Claremont Graduate University at San Diego State University.

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V ASQUEZ SCHOLARSHIP FOR ADV ANCING LATINX STUDENT SUCCESS

1. 2016 – Present Donor, Established the Vasquez Scholarship for Advancing Latinx Student Success. The scholarship is awarded to students in the Ed.D. program whose dissertations center on Latinx community college students, Latinx transfer students, and/or post baccalaureate attainment of Latinx transfer students.

A total of 7 scholarships have been awarded, totaling $10,500.

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AFTER TENURE (2)

1. 2022 – 2024, MANA de San Diego, Hermanitas/Tías Program Evaluation Consultant, San Diego (CA)
a. Led and conducted in-depth qualitative insights on graduates of the Hermanitas® Program, specifically those who were involved in the Tías Program. Provided recommendations to MANA leadership for program improvement.

2. 2023 – 2026, Advisory Board Member. PROSPECT S-STEM. University of Nebraska-Lincoln. https://scimath.unl.edu/prospect-s-stem
a. One of four members of an advisory team that provides formative feedback by reviewing key plans, project activities, and findings with the Prospect S-STEM leadership team and Principal Investigators.

BEFORE TENURE (5)
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3. 2019 – 2021, Title V Hispanic Serving Institution Grant, External Evaluator, Cuyamaca College, San Diego (CA)
a. Worked closely with the grant director and institutional leadership as an independent expert for assessing the effectiveness and progress of grant-funded initiatives. I provided objective, data-informed evaluations that ensured that the director was meeting the goals outlined in the grant proposal. This included analyzing both qualitative and quantitative data related to student outcomes, institutional improvements, and program implementation.

4. 2018, Parent Institute for Quality Education (CA), Evaluation Consultant, California State University, Office of the Chancellor
a. Led and conducted a state-wide evaluation for PIQE’s nine-week Parent Engagement in Education Program. The project involved analysis of data that could provide insight into the long-term outcomes of students whose parents participated in the nine-week Parent Engagement in Education Program. These data were collected via individual phone calls to parents after their completion of the nine-week program. A final report was provided to PIQE.

5. 2017, MANA de San Diego, Hermanitas Evaluation Consultant, San Diego (CA) a. Led and conducted an in-depth review of data on graduates from the Hermanitas Program since 1999. I utilized data from the National Clearinghouse to analyze college enrollment and degree attainment outcomes amongst 342 graduates of the Hermanita Program. The goal of this project was to assess program efficiency and opportunities for development.

6. 2016, Parent Institute for Quality Education (CA), Evaluation Consultant, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

a. Led and conducted a state-wide evaluation for PIQE’s Parent Engagement in Education Program and the Teacher Parent Engagement Workshops. I developed tools to measure various outcomes, analyzed and interpreted data, and wrote the evaluation report.

7. 2013 – 2014, Toward Comprehensive Excellence in Student Success for Women and Men of Color Who Participate in Athletics at California State University Northridge (CSUN), CSUN Athletic Department, Evaluation Consultant, (CA)
a. Conducted an assessment of the experiences of women and men of color who participate as student-athletes in the University’s athletics program. Our team spent two days at CSUN conducting focus group interviews with 86 student-athletes who represented 10 sports.

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AFTER TENURE (5)

1. Vasquez, M. V ., Orozco, A., Corona, G., Diaz, V . (2025). Invited panelist for the Third Annual Chicanx/Latinx Convivio: Educator Network, a regional gathering of higher education professionals, employers, and community partners. Hosted by San Diego City College. San Diego, CA.

2. Del Real Viramontes, J. R., Vasquez, M. C., Acevedo, N., & Enciso, M. (2025). Community college and beyond: Understanding the transfer pipeline for Latina/o/x students. Presented in person for faculty and classified employees at San Bernardino Valley College. San Bernardino, CA.

3. Vasquez, M. C., Del Real Viramontes, J. R., Gaxiola-Serrano, T., Garcia-Navarrete, S., Duran, O., & Sanchez, J. (2024). Community college and beyond: Understanding the transfer pipeline for Latina/o/x students. Presented in person for Latinx Heritage Month on behalf of Grossmont College, El Cajon, CA.

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4. Vasquez, M. C. (2023). Intersectional experiences of Latinx/a/o/e people in higher education. Invited featured session presented at the American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education (AAHHE).

Las Vegas, NV .

5. Vasquez, M. C. (2022). Serving men of color in community college. Presented virtually for Fall 2022 Convocation Flex Day on behalf of San Diego College of Continuing Education. San Diego, CA.

BEFORE TENURE (8)

6. Vasquez, M. C. (2021). Using data to inform equity-minded support for Latin* men. Presented in person for faculty at Grossmont College, El Cajon, CA.

7. Vann, A., Vasquez, M. C., Trotter, L., Hawkins Jr., H., Williams, M. (2021). Mental health for marginalized groups: Taboo or need to do? Presented virtually on behalf of the Office of Diversity, Inclusion, and International Student Services, Seton Hill University, Greensburg, PA.

8. Vasquez, M. C. (2018). Masculinity as a form of capital among Latino male transfer students.

Presented in person at the Community College Studies Conference for the Community College to PhD Association at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA.

9. Vasquez, M. C. (2018). Ensuring equitable outcomes for Latino male transfer students: Implications for student affairs educators. Presented in person at the Student Affairs Staff Conference on behalf of UC San Diego.

10. Vasquez, M. C. (2018). Menudo for the spirit. Presented in person at the Annual PUENTE Project Community College Counselor Leadership Training in Claremont, CA.

11. Vasquez, M. C. (2018). Menudo for the spirit. Presented in person at the Annual Latina Leadership Network of California Community Colleges Conference in Buena Park, CA.

12. Vasquez, M. C. (2016). Challenging disparities in education within community colleges: An anti-deficit perspective. Presented in person at the Embedding Student Equity into the School of Continuing Education Culture convening at North Orange County Community College District, Orange County, CA.

13. Vasquez, M. C. (2014). Partnerships to engage families in the common core conversation. Presented in person at the Intersegmental Coordinating Committee Tools for Success Conference in Long Beach, CA.

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1. Lane, T. B., Vasquez, M. C., & Castillo Shrestha, A. (2025, October 20). ASHE Presenter Webinar.

Moderated panel on behalf of the Association for the Study of Higher Education in preparation for the 2025 national conference.

2. Lane, T. B., Vasquez, M. C., & Castillo Shrestha, A. (2025, October 15). ASHE Discussant/Chair Webinar. Moderated panel on behalf of the Association for the Study of Higher Education in preparation for the 2025 national conference.

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3. Lane, T. B., Vasquez, M. C., & Castillo Shrestha, A. (2025, May 19). Critique with care: Best practices for a high quality peer review. Moderated panel on behalf of the Association for the Study of Higher Education in preparation for the 2025 national conference. https://www.ashe.ws/reviewer-resources Views: 135

4. Vasquez, M. C. (2025). Latino men and masculinities in the community college. Presented virtually for the The Equity Shift Professional Development Webinar Series on behalf of the Department of Administration, Rehabilitation, and Postsecondary Education, San Diego State University.

5. Del Real Viramontes, J. R., Vasquez, M. C., Ceja, M., Acevedo, N., Abeyta, M., Hernandez, J. L. (2024). Community college and beyond: Understanding the transfer pipeline for Latina/o/x students.

Presented in person for the School of Education at UC Riverside. Riverside, CA.

6. Vasquez, M. C. (2023). Equity-minded advising strategies to support transfer student success.

Presented in person on behalf of the U.S. Department of Education Raise the Bar Transfer Summit.

Northern Virginia Community College, Annandale, V A.

7. Vasquez, M. C. (2023). Charting your service and leadership. Presented virtually to the Faculty Fellows Program on behalf of the American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education (AAHHE).

BEFORE TENURE (10)

8. Vasquez, M. C. (2021). Student engagement in the CSU. Presented virtually to faculty on behalf of the CSU Student Success Network Annual Conference.

9. Vasquez, M. C. (2018). Latino male research agenda: The research arc. Presented in person at the National Symposium for Faculty and Research Affiliates on behalf of Project M.A.L.E.S. at the University of Texas at Austin.

10. Vasquez, M. C. & Rodriguez, S. L. (2018). Latinx Knowledge Community Research & Scholarship Interest Meeting. Presented in person at the NASPA Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education Conference. Philadelphia, PA.

11. Vasquez, M. C. (2017). Presented in person at the Texas Education Consortium for Male Students of Color at the University of Texas at San Antonio.

12. Vasquez, M. C. (2017). Latino male transfer experiences – Pre, Post, and Beyond. Presented in person at the Achieving the Dream Annual Institute on Student Success. San Francisco, CA.

13. Vasquez, M. C. (2017). Supporting Latino male community college & transfer students. Presented in person at the National Community College Hispanic Council (NCCHC), Annual Leadership Symposium. Miami, FL.

14. Vasquez, M. C. (2016). The role of faculty in supporting men of color at community colleges Presented in person on behalf of the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education. Washington, D.C.

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15. Vasquez, M. C. (2015). The publication process. Presented in person at the Council on Ethnic Participation (CEP) on behalf of the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE). Denver, CO.

16. Vasquez, M. (2015). Research in student affairs. Presented in person at the NASPA Western Regional Careers in Student Affairs Day at the University of California, Los Angeles. Los Angeles, CA

17. Vasquez, M. (2015). My brother’ s keeper community convening – The role of community colleges.

Invited expert panelist. White House, Washington D.C.

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AFTER TENURE (2)

1. Vasquez, M. C. (2025). Presented in person at the EOP Transfer Bridge Orientation at San Diego State University.

2. Vasquez, M. C. (2024). Presented in person at the EOP Transfer Bridge Orientation at San Diego State University.

BEFORE TENURE (16)

3. Vasquez, M. C. (2021). Presented in person at the Hermanitas Alumnae Seminar on behalf of MANA de San Diego, Tia’s Program in San Diego, CA

4. Vasquez, M. C. (2021). (Re)frame: Structural racism across the disciplines. Presented in person on behalf of The Center for Inclusive Excellence, the Institute for Dialogue and Social Justice and the Center for Transformative Justice, San Diego State University.

5. Vasquez, M. C. (2020). Presented in person at the EOP Transfer Bridge Orientation at San Diego State University.

6. Vasquez, M. C. (2019). Presented in person at the EOP Transfer Bridge Orientation at San Diego State University.

7. Vasquez, M. C. (2019). Post-PhD pathways. Presented in person at the annual Graduate Student Fellows Program (GSFP) during the American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education annual conference in Costa Mesa, CA

8. Vasquez, M. C. (2019). Demystifying research. Presented in person on behalf of the Price Community Scholars at San Diego State University.

9. Vasquez, M. C. (2018). Presented in person at the EOP Transfer Bridge Orientation at San Diego State University.

10. Vasquez, M. C. (2018). Demystifying research. Presented in person on behalf of the Price Community Scholars at San Diego State University.

11. Vasquez, M. C. (2018). Presented in person for the Gates to Success Lecture Series at San Diego State University.

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12. Vasquez, M. C. (2018). Narratives of success. Presented in person for the Undocumented Student Workshop Series, Southwestern College, Chula Vista, CA.

13. Vasquez, M. C. (2018). Feminist U: Racial injustice in the workplace. Presented in person on behalf of the Women’s Resource Center at San Diego State University.

14. Vasquez, M. C. (2017). Adelante Latina: Succeeding in college. Presented in person on behalf of MANA de San Diego, Tia’s Program at the Hermanitas Alumnae Seminar. San Diego, CA

15. Vasquez, M. C. (2017). Once a puentista, always a puentista. Presented in person on behalf of the Puente Project. Southwestern College, Chula Vista, CA.

16. Vasquez, M. C. (2017). From Castle Park High School to Dr. Vasquez. Presented in person at the Adelante Mujer Conference for high school Latina students and their families. Chula Vista, CA

17. Vasquez, M. C. (2016). Career exploration: Stories of successful community college transfer students.

Presented in person at San Diego City College, San Diego, CA

18. Vasquez, M. C. (2015). Once a puentista, always a puentista. Presented in person on behalf of the Puente Project. Southwestern College, Chula Vista, CA.

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AFTER TENURE (1)

1. 2025 - Present Center for Latino Achievement and Success in Education (CLASE), Mary Frances Early College of Education, University of Georgia
BEFORE TENURE (3)

2. 2018 - Present Project M.A.L.E.S. Faculty & Research Affiliates, University of Texas at Austin

3. 2017 - 2018 RISE for Boys and Men of Color, Center for the Study of Race and Equity in Education, University of Southern California

4. 2016 - 2017 RISE for Boys and Men of Color, Center for the Study of Race and Equity in Education, Penn Graduate School of Education
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COMPETITIVE FELLOWSHIPS

BEFORE TENURE

1. 2020 Faculty Fellowship Program, American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education (AAHHE)

2. 2018 Grants and Research Enterprise Writing (GREW) Fellowship, Research Advancement, San Diego State University

3. 2016 ELEV ATE Faculty Development Program, Center for Minority Serving Institutions, Penn Graduate School of Education

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GRADUATE - PROFESSIONAL FELLOWSHIPS

1. 2014 Graduate Fellow
Graduate Fellowship Program, American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education (AAHHE)

2. 2013 Fellow
Early Career Faculty Teaching Workshop, Council for the Advancement of Higher Education Programs (CAHEP)

3. 2013 Fellow
National Summer Data Policy Institute, sponsored by the Association for Institutional Research (AIR) with the National Science Foundation (NSF) and National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)

4. 2012 Graduate Fellow
Graduate Student Policy Seminar, Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE)

BEFORE TENURE-TRACK

GRADUATE - SCHOLARLY AWARDS

1. 2015 Dissertation of the Year, Citation for Research Excellence Council for the Study of Community Colleges (CSCC)

2. 2015 Second Place, Outstanding Dissertation Competition American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education (AAHHE) and the Educational Testing Service (ETS)

3. 2014 Recipient
Ron Jacobs Outstanding Research Award, SDSU Community College Leaders Alumni Chapter

4. 2014 Recipient
SDSU Community College/Postsecondary Education Award for Exemplary Research and Practice

5. 2014 Finalist
Bobby Wright Dissertation of the Year Award, Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE)

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PARTICIPATION IN PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

1. 2016 – Present National Association of Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education (NASPA)

2. 2013 – Present American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education (AAHHE)

3. 2013 – Present American Educational Research Association (AERA)

4. 2013 – Present Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE)

5. 2011 – Present Council for the Study of Community Colleges (CSCC)

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PROFESSIONAL HONORS, AWARDS, & RECOGNITIONS

AFTER TENURE

1. 2025 Faculty Recipient, Division of Student Affairs and Campus Diversity, San Diego State University.

The Diversity Excellence Awards annually recognize one faculty and one staff member from across the university who have shown an exemplary commitment to the university mission and values through their teaching, service and/or research.

BEFORE TENURE

2. 2022 Named as one of 25 Leading Women in Higher Education by Diverse Issues in Higher Education
With more than 40 years on the record, Diverse: Issues In Higher Education is the preeminent source of critical news, information, and insightful commentary on the full range of issues concerning diversity in American higher education.

TEACHING EFFECTIVENESS
TEACHING AWARDS/HONORS (Total: 11)
AFTER TENURE (3)

1. SP 2024 Most Influential Faculty Member, Joint Ph.D. Program in Education, San Diego State University & Claremont Graduate University

2. SP 2023 Most Influential Faculty Member, Department of Administration, Rehabilitation, and Postsecondary Education, San Diego State University

3. SP 2023 Outstanding New Program, Latinx/a/o Knowledge Community, National Association of Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education (NASPA) BEFORE TENURE (8)

4. SP 2021 College of Education Candidate, Senate Outstanding Teaching Award, San Diego State University

5. SP 2021

Nominated, Diversity Excellence Award, San Diego State University

6. FA 2020 Faculty Forward Award, Center for Teaching & Learning, Office of Faculty Advancement and Student Success, San Diego State University

7. SP 2019 Outstanding Faculty, Latinx/a/o Knowledge Community, National Association of Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education (NASPA)

8. SP 2018 Outstanding Latino/a Faculty: Service/Teaching in Higher Education Award, American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education (AAHHE)

9. SP 2017 Most Influential Faculty Member, Department of Administration, Rehabilitation, and Postsecondary Education, San Diego State University

10. SP 2016 Nominated, University Senate Teaching Award, San Diego State University

11. 2016 – 2017 Exceptional Service Assigned Time, College of Education, San Diego State University ******************************************************************************************

COURSES TAUGHT
San Diego State University

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Course # Course Name Level Modality Co -
Taught?
ARP 813 Strategic Planning and Organizational
Development
Doctoral In-Person No
ARP 801 Community College Development
and History
Doctoral In-Person No
ED 885 Seminar in Educational Program
Planning & Evaluation
Doctoral In-Person No
ED 836 Dissertation Research and Writing
Support
Doctoral In-Person No
ARP 610 Educational Leadership Masters In-Person No
ARP 622 Communication & Group Process in
Student Affairs Leadership
Masters In-Person No
ARP 747 Educational Leadership in a Diverse
Society
Masters In-Person Yes
ED 795A Research Seminar: Program
Evaluation in Student Affairs
Masters In-Person No
ED 795B Research Seminar: Program
Evaluation in Student Affairs
Masters In-Person No
ED 690 Methods of Inquiry Masters In-Person No
ED 690 Methods of Inquiry
Center of Pacific Studies in Palau
Masters Asynchronous No
ARP 201 Intro to Statistics & Research Design
in Education
Undergraduate In-Person No
GS 490 Critical Theories in Education and
Quantitative Methods
Undergraduate In-Person No
ARFP Seminar - Critical Theories in
Education and Quantitative Methods
Undergraduate In-Person No
ARFP Seminar - Critical Theories in
Education
Undergraduate In-Person No
ARFP Seminar – Qualitative Research
Methods
Undergraduate In-Person No

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INVITED GUEST LECTURES

AFTER TENURE
Course # Course Name Institution Level Modality Co -
Taught?
ED 822 Seminar in Analysis
and Issues in Race
and Ethnic Relations
San Diego State
University
Doctoral In-Person No
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ARP 621 Theoretical
Foundations of
Student Affairs and
Student Success.

San Diego State
University
Masters In-Person No
ARP 405 Enacting Leadership San Diego State
University
Undergraduate In-Person No
GEN S 350 Transfer Student
Success: Black
Resource Center
San Diego State
University
Undergraduate In-Person No

BEFORE TENURE
Course # Course Name Institution Level Modality Co -
Taught?
EDH 6085 Social Justice in Higher
Education
Florida
Atlantic
University
Doctoral Virtual No
EPL 7353 Advanced Topics in
Systematic Inquiry
Southern
Methodist
University
Doctoral Virtual No
EDUC 594 Historical and
Contemporary
Issues in
Community
Colleges
Claremont
Graduate
University
Doctoral Virtual No
GS 101A USEM: DREAMer
101
San Diego State
University
Undergraduate In-person No

****************************************************************************************** DOCTORAL DISSERTATION COMMITTEE WORK (TOTAL: 55)
Unless otherwise noted, all doctoral committee work is on behalf of ARPE’s Ed.D. in Postsecondary Educational Leadership Program.

CHAIR (Total: 25)
AFTER TENURE (16)

1. Danielle Huddlestun (Expected completion 2026). Critical support for undergraduate students navigating academic dismissal standing during the first year. a. Danielle is enrolled in the Joint Ph.D. program in Education between San Diego State University and Claremont Graduate University

2. Raul Enciso (Expected completion 2026). How gendered and cultural norms influence Latino men community college students’ perceptions and utilization of public assistance programs.

3. Cindy Ybarra (Expected completion 2026). Empowered or undermined? The institutional realities facing HSI grant directors in California community colleges.

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4. Brayan Astorga (Expected completion 2027). Title under development.

5. Dr. Omar Orihuela (2025). Motivation, sacrifice, and institutional support: Understanding the transitional and navigational experiences of ESL students in community college.

6. Dr. Yareli Rivera-Suamataia (2024). Understanding the transfer experiences of Latinx student-parents in the Imperial Valley.

7. Dr. Cynthia Cordova (2024). Pedagogy of cariño: A co-constructed framework with Puente faculty.

8. Dr. Joseph Alonzo (2024). Adaptation and empathy: A qualitative study of California community college leaders’ decision-making during the COVID-19 pandemic.

9. Dr. Naomi Ramirez (2024). A musically enhanced self-inquiry (MESI) of being & becoming a validating agent for students in Hispanic serving institutions and myself: A MESI multimodal critical autoethnography.
a. Naomi was enrolled in the Joint Ph.D. program in Education between San Diego State University and Claremont Graduate University

10. Dr. Dan Predoehl (2024). Responding to California community college enrollment decline: A grounded-theory model to add a chief enrollment management officer.

11. Dr. Benjamin Mudgett (2024). Exploring the lived experiences of queer Latino men in California community colleges.

12. Dr. LaShae Sharp-Collins (2023). The impact of cultural teaching paradigms on ethnic identity development, sense of belonging and academic self-concept.

13. Dr. Diana Arredondo (2023). Tiny homes: A creative design solution to housing insecurity experienced by community college students.

14. Dr. Helen P. Young (2023). The impact of culturally relevant cohort-based programs on Black men:

Celebrating Black excellence from CCCs to HBCUs.

15. Dr. Yolanda Cataño (2022). A phenomenological study on the experience of LGBTQ+ Latinx students enrolled at Hispanic serving institution community colleges.

16. Dr. Sasha Knox (2022). (re)Engaging motherhood and educational reconnection: A qualitative study with community college single mothers of color.

BEFORE TENURE (9)

17. Dr. Christina Gramatikova (2022). First-year effects and persistence decisions: A moderated mediation model of coping, self-efficacy, and locus of control. a. Dr. Gramatikova was enrolled in the Joint Ph.D. program in Education between San Diego State University and Claremont Graduate University

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18. Dr. Rosalva Amezcua (2021). From community college to the Ed.D.: Navigationally resistant Chicanas.

19. Dr. Ángel de Jesús González (2021). LatinX leadership: A grounded theory approach to conceptualizing LatinX leadership for community college administrators & professionals.

20. Dr. Juan Carlos Reyna (2021). An institutional case study on the perceived needs of undocumented Latina/o/x community college students.

21. Dr. Sammie Scales (2020). Understanding the experiences of bisexual and gay Black men on college campuses.
a. Dr. Scales was enrolled in the Joint Ph.D. program in Education between San Diego State University and Claremont Graduate University

22. Dr. Melissa Abeyta (2019). A phenomenological study of formerly incarcerated Latino men in California community colleges.
a. Dr. Abeyta’s dissertation received the 2019 Ron Jacobs Outstanding Research Award, SDSU Community College Leaders Alumni Chapter

23. Dr. Nancy Browne (2019). From policy to practice: Equity implementation in California community colleges.

24. Dr. Ray Ramirez (2019). Predictors of faculty-student engagement for Latino men in community college.

25. Dr. Art Guaracha (2017). Motivational factors among Chicano men enrolled in California community colleges.

COMMITTEE MEMBER (Total: 30)
AFTER TENURE (13)

1. Benjamin Gamboa (Expected completion 2026). Toward racial equity in the workforce: An analysis of California’ s strong workforce program implementation.

2. Victor Torres (Expected completion 2026). Creating puentes, dismantling barreras: A phenomenological study of rural school counselors.

3. Ismael Carrillo (Expected completion 2026). Critical counterstories of Latino men administrators in California community colleges.

4. Janay Patton (Expected completion 2026). Amplifying the voices of justice-involved Black and Latino men.

5. Dr. Malia Carpenter (2025). Behind the myth of a model minority: A qualitative study on the experiences of Southeast Asian women in California. community college.

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6. Dr. Jenny Fererro (2024). Transforming the binary: Lived experiences and institutional support for gender expansive employees in the California community colleges.

7. Dr. Patricia Bopko (2024). Examining the intentionality of financial support for Latinx students at an emerging Hispanic serving institution California community college.

8. Dr. Stacy Teeters (2024). Leadership, equity, and guided pathways: A case study of an early adopter of guided pathways in the CCC system.

9. Dr. Tari Hunter (2024). Empowering transitions: A phenomenological study of Black transfer students from community colleges to California state universities.

10. Dr. Lateefah Spires Brown (2024). It takes a village: The role of the on- and off-campus kinship networks of Black women undergraduates in STEM.

11. Dr. Theresa Carlson (2023). Technology: The missing piece to bridge the gap in STEM.

12. Dr. Elsa Cristina Carrillo (2023). Safety for women of color: Factors that influence psychological, physical, and economic safety for women of color who lead at historically white and patriarchal cultured community colleges.

13. Dr. Sara Nieves-Lucas (2023). Balancing school and family: Latina student resilience and resistance in the community college system.
a. Sara was enrolled in the Ed.D. program in Educational Leadership at Cal Poly Pomona.

BEFORE TENURE (17)

14. Dr. Anayeli Gomez-Navarro (2022). Sentido de pertenencia: A study of Mexican American women professionals in higher education and their sense of belonging. a. Dra. Gomez-Navarro was enrolled in the Ed.D. program in Educational Leadership at Fresno State University.

15. Dr. Leslie M. Salas (2021). The genesis of student support services in California community colleges: A historical document analysis.

16. Dr. Karen Stills (2021). Young, gifted, and Black: A case study examining learning, support, and outcomes for Black students participating in dual enrollment programs in North Texas.

17. Dr. Silvia Nadalet (2021). AB705: A catalyst for change.

18. Dr. Brianna Kuhn (2020). Get the “F” outta here: Exploring contract grading as a decolonizing and equity-minded assessment practice in composition classrooms.

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19. Dr. Briseida Elenes (2020). Conocimiento in community college leadership: How Latina/Chicana administrators reclaim agency in contested terrain along the U.S.-México borderlands.
a. Dr. Elenes was enrolled in the Ph.D. Leadership Studies program, specializing in Higher Education Leadership at the University of San Diego.

20. Dr. Michelle Trejo Parsons (2020). Degree aspirations of STEM majors that begin their educational journeys at community colleges.

21. Dr. Matthew Voigt (2020). Queer-spectrum student experiences and resources in undergraduate mathematics.
a. Dr. V oigt was enrolled in the Mathematics and Science Education joint doctoral program through San Diego State University and the University of California, San Diego.

22. Dr. Luke Lambert (2019). Equity, empowerment, and belonging: A critical literacy analysis of perceptions in current English placement reform.

23. Dr. Hossna Sadat (2019). Unveiling the phenomenology of Afghan women in community college.

24. Dr. Poppy Fitch (2018). Patchworking our futures: A grounded theory of foster youth college success.

25. Dr. Maria-Jose Zeledon Perez (2018). Predictors of frequency of interaction between STEM underrepresented students of color and institutional agents at HSIs and non-HSI community colleges.

26. Dr. Luke Lara (2018). “It’ s not a choice”: A critical analysis of systemic racism in faculty hiring practices in the community college from the perspective of faculty of color.

27. Dr. Mireya Gutierrez-Aguero (2017). Perceived experiences of Latino male STEM scholars.

28. Dr. Michelle Vogel Trautt (2017). Exploring the malleability of executive function through a mindful lens.

29. Dr. Jamal Mazyck (2017). Transfer service staff and the perceptions of care for Black male community college students in California.

30. Dr. James Canady (2015). The effects of racial/ethnic and masculine identities on Black and Latino males in the community college.

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CHAIR
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1. Cassandra Horg-Aaron (2020). The influence of high impact practices on career readiness among undergraduate students.

COMMITTEE MEMBER

1. Khanh Ngo (2022). “There is no billboard for transfer”: A cultural wealth perspective on memorable experiences prior to transfer for community college students of color. a. Student was enrolled in the M.A. in Communication Studies at San Diego State University. Chair: Y ea-Wen Chen

2. Oscar Duran (2021). Los hombres si lloran: Challenging and redefining machismo among first-generation community college Latino men.
a. Student was enrolled in the M.S. in Counseling & College Student Development program at California State University, Long Beach. Oscar was also part of my Undergraduate Research Fellowship as an undergraduate student at SDSU. Chair:

Anna Ortiz

3. Valeria Ramirez (2021). CSU campus personnel perspectives on food insecurity. a. Student was enrolled in the Joint MA/MPH program in Latin American Studies and Public Administration at San Diego State University. Chair: Megan Welsh

4. Sujeith Ordonez (2019). Student-centered academic advising: An advisor-focused approach.

Chair: Marilee Bresciani

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ADDITIONAL STUDENT SUPERVISION
This section denotes my work with undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral students (beyond dissertation supervision), which includes advising, publishing, research and creative activities, teaching, conference refereed presentations, CCEAL contract work, and mentorship.

SEMILLAS Research Team
I lead the SEMILLAS Research Team, which consists of undergraduate, masters, and doctoral students at SDSU and other colleges and universities. Our team is committed to producing equity-minded research that is centered on increasing outcomes for disproportionately impacted students. As scholars, we do this through a commitment to each other, to our communities, and to the field of higher education. Our work is driven by love, compassion, and the essence of 'lifting as we climb,' cultivating our seeds (semillas) along the way.

1. Danielle Huddlestun, Ph.D. Candidate, SDSU/Claremont Graduate University, 2021 - Present

2. Cassandra Horg-Aaron, Ph.D. Candidate, University of North Texas, 2020 - Present

3. Brooke Fousek, Ph.D. Candidate, University of Texas at Austin, 2023 - Present

4. Javier Ramirez, Ph.D. Student, University of Texas at Austin, 2025 - Present

5. Fernando Garcia, Ph.D. Candidate, University of California, Los Angeles, 2018 - Present

6. Amy Zarate, Undergraduate Student, San Diego State University, 2024 - 2025

7. Steve Lemerand, Ph.D., University of Arizona, 2025 - Present

8. Brayan Astorga, Ed.D. Student, San Diego State University, 2022 - Present

9. Lupita Romo-González, Ph.D. Candidate, University of California, Santa Barbara, 2023 - Present

10. Marissa Angel, M.A. Student, San Diego State University, 2024 - 2025

11. Jahaziel Sanchez, Undergraduate Student, San Diego State University, 2021 - 2025

12. Dr. Jesse Enriquez, Ph.D., University of California, San Diego, 2020 - Present

13. Andrew Mutsalklisana, M.A. Student, San Diego State University, 2020 - 2022

14. Leslie Aguirre, M.A. Student, San Diego State University, 2020-2022 Vasquez, M. (10.01.2025) C.V . 36

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15. Alejandro Arellano, M.A. Student, San Diego State University, 2019 - 2021

16. Paola Romo, M.A. Student, San Diego State University, 2019 - 2021

17. Oscar Duran, Undergraduate Student, San Diego State University, 2015-2018

Joint Ph.D. In Education Program- San Diego State University / Claremont Graduate University I serve as faculty advisor for Ph.D. students in the Joint Education program between SDSU and Claremont Graduate University.

1. John Carroll (2023 - Present)

2. Danielle Huddleston (2021 - Present)

3. Naomi Ramirez (2021 - 2023)

4. Cassandra Horg-Aaron (2020)

CSU Chancellor’s Doctoral Incentive Program (CDIP)
The Chancellor's Doctoral Incentive Program (CDIP) is a California State University (CSU) program that provides financial support through loans, mentorship from CSU faculty, and professional development opportunities to doctoral students who aspire to become faculty members within the CSU system. The program connects doctoral students with a CSU faculty mentor from their discipline to guide their development.

1. Danielle Huddleston (SDSU/Claremont Graduate University) (2025 - Present)

2. Fernando Garcia (UC Los Angeles) (2022 - Present)

3. Cassandra Horg-Aaron (University of North Texas) (2022 - Present)

4. Jesse Enriquez (UC San Diego) (2019-2024)

5. Vannessa Falcon (SDSU/Claremont Graduate University) (2016-2020)

CSU Sally Casanova Pre-Doctoral Scholars Program
The California Pre-Doctoral Program (a.k.a. Sally Casanova) awards annual funds to approximately 70 juniors, seniors, and graduate students in the CSU. These funds are designed to enable students to explore and prepare to succeed in doctoral programs in their chosen field of study.

1. D’Shea Wade (2024-2025) – SDSU Master’s Student

2. Kathy Nguyen (2017-2018) – SDSU Master’s Student

3. Stephanie Mathew (2016-2017) – SDSU Master’s Student

4. Oscar Duran (2016-2017) – SDSU Undergraduate Student

SDSU Research Symposium (SRS) / SDSU Student Symposium (S3) The SDSU Student Symposium (S³) is an annual two-day event held in the spring where students present their research, scholarship, and creative projects to the public through oral, poster, exhibit, or performance formats. The symposium recognizes student accomplishments, offers opportunities for networking and skill development, and allows for the sharing of innovative work from various academic disciplines to the SDSU and San Diego communities.

1. Jahaziel Sanchez (2025). BMACC Accounting Information Systems. a. Poster Presentation: The role of mentoring in a community college undergraduate research program
b. Recipient of the Provost’s Award (Fowler College of Business)

2. Amy Zarate (2025). Undergraduate English Major.
a. Oral Presentation: “Am I being served?” A critical autoethnography by a Latina transfer student at a Hispanic serving institution
b. Recipient of the Research Award for Diversity, Inclusion, and Social Justice

3. Danielle Huddlestun (2024). Joint Doctoral Program in Education.

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a. Oral Presentation: ‘So someone like me can be in academia?’: The role of mentoring in a community college undergraduate research program.

SDSU Master’s Research Scholarship
The Master's Research Scholarship (MRS) directs institutional funding to support recruitment, retention, and timely degree completion for excellent master’s students engaged in scholarship advancing the university's goals for research and creative activity.

1. Lawson Hardrick (2021)

CSU Trustees' Award For Outstanding Achievement
The CSU Trustees' Award for Outstanding Achievement is the highest student honor within the California State University (CSU) system, recognizing students who demonstrate superior academic performance, significant personal accomplishments, and exemplary community service while overcoming financial challenges.

1. Jahaziel Sanchez (2023) – CSU Trustee’s Award for Outstanding Achievement

2. Lawson Hardrick (2021) – CSU Trustee’s Award for Outstanding Achievement

3. Alejandro Arias (2017-2018) – Trustee Emeritus Ali C. Razi Scholar for the CSU Trustees' Award for Outstanding Achievement
a. This is the highest recognition in the CSU System – Watch Testimonio

John Smartt Summer Scholar by The Rutgers Center for Minority Serving Institutions In-person internship program developed by the Rutgers Center for Minority Serving Institutions (CMSI) in the Rutgers Graduate School of Education. The program provides interested graduate students (masters and doctoral) with the opportunity to gain professional experience, network with scholars in the field of higher education, and learn essential research and programming skills related to equity and leadership in higher education.

1. Alex Reyes (2021) - Masters Student

University Of Pennsylvania Grad Prep Academy
This is a program for college graduates who intend to pursue a doctoral degree. Students are selected to participate in a summer academy that offers preparation for graduate school. Selected students must have demonstrated prior research experience at their undergraduate institution.

1. Alejandro Arias (2017) – Undergraduate Student

2. Oscar Duran (2017) – Undergraduate Student

NASPA Undergraduate Fellows Program (NUFP)
The NASPA Undergraduate Fellows Program (NUFP) is designed to increase the number of historically disenfranchised and underrepresented professionals in student affairs and higher education. It provides undergraduate students with mentorship from a professional/faculty in the field, opportunities to attend conferences and professional development seminars.

1. Alejandro Arias (2017-2018) – Undergraduate Student

2. Oscar Duran (2018-2019) – Undergraduate Student

3. Anthony Mota (2018-2019) – Undergraduate Student

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AFTER TENURE (9)
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1. SP 2024 Becoming an HSI: Module 2 – Designed a 2-hour Canvas course module on behalf of SDSU’s Hispanic Serving Institution Office. The module provides an introductory overview of research and scholarship pertaining to HSIs and how SDSU faculty/staff can work towards strengthening their service to Latina/o/x students.

SEMILLAS Research Fellowship Program (SRFP): The SRFP is a 10-week summer research fellowship program designed to provide community college and transfer students with a general understanding of social science research and its application to the study of higher education. This includes an overview of (a) philosophical context of research; (b) basic concepts in research design, analyses, and interpretation; and (c) research methodologies and theoretical frameworks commonly used in the study of higher education. Fellows participate in weekly research training sessions, engage in critical dialogue with leading community college scholars, and connect one-on-one with a mentor/femtor. Fellows’ culminating project involves a campus and community research symposium hosted at the Center for Inclusive Excellence. The program’s design has been adapted over the years (e.g., length, modality) to adjust to student needs.

For this program, I received the 2023 NASPA Latinx/o/a Knowledge Community Mena Valdez Award for Outstanding New Program. In 2025, I was approached by the University of North Texas about replicating my program for community college and transfer students beginning summer 2026.

2. Summer 2025 Program designed as a 10-week hybrid program for incoming SDSU transfer students.

3. Summer 2023 Program designed as a free, 10-week hybrid program for community college students to learn about social science research.

4. Summer 2022 Program designed as a free, 8-week virtual program for community college students to learn about social science research.

5. Summer 2021 *Before Tenure, but listed here for consistency.

Program designed as a free, 6-week virtual program for community college students to learn about social science research. The program was piloted with Latina/o/x community college students in California.

Coursework

6. Summer 2025 ARP 813: Strategic Planning in Community Colleges – New Assignment, Digital Equity Walk (Doctoral)

7. Summer 2024 ARP 813: Strategic Planning in Community Colleges – New Assignment, Scan the Plans (Doctoral)

8. Summer 2024 ARP 813: Strategic Planning in Community Colleges – New Assignment, Book Club Teach Out (Doctoral)

9. Summer 2023 ARP 813: Strategic Planning in Community Colleges – New Assignment, Case Study (Doctoral)
Program

10. Summer 2023 PELSA Program Canvas Homeroom (Master’s) BEFORE TENURE (14)
Aztec Research Fellowship Program:

11. Summer 2017 Aztec Research Fellowship Program Seminar: Research Methods – New Course Design (Undergraduate)
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12. Fall 2016 Aztec Research Fellowship Program Seminar: Critical Theories in Education – New Course Design (Undergraduate)

13. Spring 2016 Aztec Research Fellowship Program Seminar: Critical Theories in Education & Research Methods – New Course Design (Undergraduate)

14. Spring 2015 GS490: Undergraduate Research Critical Theories in Education & Quantitative Methods – New Course Design (Undergraduate)

15. Fall 2014 ARP 201: Introduction to Research Design – New Course Design (Undergraduate) Coursework

16. Fall 2020 ARP 801: History and Development of Community Colleges – Virtual Course Redesign; Assignment Redesign (Critical Issue Webinar) (Doctoral)

17. Summer 2020 ARP 813: Strategic Planning in Community Colleges – Virtual Course Redesign; Integrated Assignment Model, Comprehensive Assignment for ARP 813 & ED 840 (Campus Approach Webinar for Equity) (Doctoral)

18. Spring 2020 ED 885: Program Planning & Evaluation – Assignment Redesign (Group Assessment Project); New Course Grading Criteria (Reflective Assessment of Learning) (Doctoral)

19. Fall 2019/
Spring 2020
ED 795A & ED 795B: Research Seminar on Program Planning & Assessment – Assignment Redesign (Group Assessment Project); New Course Grading Criteria (Reflective Assessment of Learning) (Masters)

20. FA 2018 ARP 622: Communication and Group Processes – Digital Testimonio Assignment; Vignette Assignment; Applied Counseling Session Assignment; 3-2-1 Assignment (Masters)

21. SP 2018 ARP 747: Educational Leadership in a Diverse Society – Case Study Assignment (Masters)

22. FA 2017 ARP 622: Communication and Group Processes – Short Film Assignment (Masters)

23. SP 2016 ED 885: Seminar Program Planning & Evaluation – Course Redesign (Doctoral)

24. FA 2015 ARP 801: Seminar Community College History & Development – Course Redesign (Doctoral)

SERVICE

AWARDS/HONORS

AFTER TENURE

1. 2025 Recipient, Arthur M. Cohen and Florence B. Brawer Distinguished Service Award, Council for the Study of Community Colleges

BEFORE TENURE

2. 2021; 2017; 2008 Mentor of the Year, Puente Project, Southwestern College, Chula Vista, CA

****************************************************************************************** SERVICE TO THE DEPARTMENT (ARPE) (Total: 15)
AFTER TENURE (6)

1. 2025 – Present Chair, Department of Administration, Rehabilitation, and Postsecondary Education

2. 2024 Chair, Personnel Committee
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3. 2023 & 2024 Program Director & Graduate Advisor, MA Program in Postsecondary Educational Leadership and Student Affairs

4. 2023 Member, Interview Hiring Committee for Ed.D. Program Coordinator

5. 2023 Member, Sabbatical Application Committee

6. 2022 – 2023 Member, Personnel Committee
BEFORE TENURE (9)

7. 2021 – 2022 Member, Faculty Search Committee

8. 2020 – 2021 Member, Faculty Search Committee

9. 2018 – 2019 Member, Faculty Search Committee

10. 2020 Outreach Presentation, Ed.D. Community College Leadership Program (CCLEAD) Informational Presentation, Imperial Valley College

11. 2017 – 2020 Faculty Advisor, SDSU Community College Leadership Alumni, San Diego State University

12. 2015 – Present Faculty Advisor, MA Postsecondary Educational Leadership Program,

13. 2015 – Present Member, Program Admissions & Outreach Committee, EdD Community College Leadership (CCLEAD) Program

14. 2015 – Present Member, Portfolio Review Committee, MA Postsecondary Educational Leadership Program

15. 2015 – Present Member, Program Admissions Committee, MA Postsecondary Educational Leadership Program
****************************************************************************************** SERVICE TO THE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION (Total: 11)
AFTER TENURE (7)

1. 2025 Co-Chair, COE Policy Council Taskgroup on Doctoral Dissertation Assigned Time

2. 2025 Committee Member, COE Quantitative Methods Faculty Search

3. 2024 Member, Joint Doctoral Program in Education Steering Committee

4. 2024-2026 Senator (re-elected), SDSU University Senate

5. 2023 Member, Personnel Committee, Department of Dual Language Education (DLE)

6. 2023 Member, COE Dean 5-Year Review Committee

7. 2022 – 2023; 2025 –
2026
Member, Dean’s Advisory Cabinet
BEFORE TENURE (4)

8. 2021 – 2024 Senator (elected), SDSU University Senate

9. 2020 – Present Member, Assessment Committee

10. 2020 – 2024 Member, Program Admissions Committee, Joint Ph.D. in Education Program

11. 2017 – 2020 Member, Diversity Committee

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AFTER TENURE (8)
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1. 2024 – Present Faculty At-Large (elected), Senate Executive Committee

2. 2024 – Present Member, Young Men of Color Study Group

3. 2023 – 2024 Consultant & Subject Matter Expert for Associate Vice President for Faculty Advancement and Student Success, Young Men of Color Ally Badge

4. 2023 Member, Senate DEI Interview Committee for the position of SDSU Vice President of Student Affairs and Campus Diversity

5. 2023 Member, Student Research Committee, SDSU Student Symposium (S3), Division of Research and Innovation (DRI)

6. 2023 – 2024 (re-elected) Vice Chair, University Senate

7. 2022 – 2023 Vice Chair, University Senate

8. 2022 – 2024 Member, Student Research Planning Committee

BEFORE TENURE (13)

9. 2021 – Present Chair, Education & Scholarship on HSIs Subcommittee, Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) Advisory Committee

10. 2021 Consultant & Subject Matter Expert for SDSU Associate Vice President and Dean of Students and Dean of Students at SDSU Imperial Valley, Undergraduate Advising Model

11. 2020 – 2022 Consultant & Subject Matter Expert for Associate Vice President for Enrollment Management, SDSU Enrollment Management Advisory Board

12. 2020 Consultant & Subject Matter Expert for Associate Vice President for Enrollment Management, SDSU Admission Selection Criteria Advisory Group

13. 2020 Consultant & Subject Matter Expert for Associate Vice President for Faculty Advancement and Student Success, SDSU “Students at our Core” Strategic Plan Working Group

14. 2020 Consultant & Subject Matter Expert for Associate Vice President for Faculty Advancement and Student Success, SDSU @Promise, Evidence-based Approach to Student Academic Success & Freshmen Retention Efforts

15. 2020 – Present Faculty Mentor, SDSU Aztec Mentor Program

16. 2019 – Present Faculty Affiliate, Institute for Dialogue and Social Justice, School of Communication, San Diego State University

17. 2019 – 2020 Committee Member, SDSU Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) Identity Task Force

18. 2016-2017; 2017-2018 Faculty Mentor, Sally Casanova Pre-Doctoral Scholars, CSU Office of the Chancellor, San Diego State University

19. 2016 – Present Faculty Mentor, Chancellor’s Doctoral Initiative Program, CSU Office of the Chancellor, San Diego State University

20. 2025 - 2022, 2018,
2017, 2016, 2015
Faculty Advisor, Student Research Symposium, San Diego State University Vasquez, M. (10.01.2025) C.V . 42

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21. 2015 Faculty Advisor, Student Mini-Grant Proposals, Division of Undergraduate Studies, San Diego State University
****************************************************************************************** SERVICE TO THE PROFESSION (Total: 42)
AFTER TENURE (7)

1. 2026, March National Conference Chair, American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education (AAHHE), hosted by San Diego State University, March 27-29, 2026

2. 2025 – 2026 Chair, American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education (AAHHE)

3. 2024 – 2025 Chair-Elect, American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education (AAHHE)

4. 2024 – 2025 Co-Chair, Program Committee, Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE)

5. 2023 – 2026 Board Member, American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education (AAHHE)

6. 2022 Invited Expert, California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office Food Insecurity and Basic Needs Research Convening

7. 2022 – 2023

Committee Member, 2023 Conference Planning Committee, American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education (AAHHE)
BEFORE TENURE (16)

8. 2021 – 2024 Vice President of Research & Publications, Council for the Study of Community Colleges (CSCC)

9. 2021 – 2023 Faculty in Residence Board Member, Community College Division, NASPA

10. 2020 – 2021

Committee Member, 2021 Conference Planning Committee, American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education (AAHHE)

11. 2020 – 2021

Student Division Co-Chair, 2021 Conference Planning Committee, Council for the Study of Community Colleges (CSCC)

12. 2020 – 2021 Co-Chair, Latina/o/x Research Issues SIG Dissertation Award, American Educational Research Association (AERA)

13. 2020, 2021 Committee Member, Dissertation of the Year Award, Council for the Study of Community Colleges (CSCC)

14. 2020 Co-Chair, Men of Color in Community Colleges Symposium, UT Austin Project MALES & Maricopa Community College District

15. 2018 – 2023 Selection Committee, UT Austin Project MALES Graduate Scholars Program

16. 2018 – 2020 Committee Member, Bobby Wright Dissertation of the Year, Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE)

17. 2017 Committee Member, Council on Ethnic Participation (CEP) Mentor-Protégé Program Planning Committee

18. 2017 Chair, 2019 Site Selection Planning Committee, Council for the Study of Community Colleges (CSCC)

19. 2016 – 2018 Co-Chair, Research and Scholarship Committee, NASPA Latinx/a/o Knowledge Community

20. 2015 – 2018 Board Member At-Large, Council for the Study of Community Colleges (CSCC) Vasquez, M. (10.01.2025) C.V . 43

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21. 2014 – 2020 Selection Committee, Graduate Student Fellowship Program, American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education (AAHHE)

22. 2013 – 2015 Selection Committee, Early Career Scholar Award, Hispanic Sig, AERA

23. 2013 – 2017 Mentor, Mentor-Protégé Program, Council on Ethnic Participation (CEP), Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE)

EDITORIAL ROLES

1. 2020 – Present Editorial Board Member, Journal of Hispanic Higher Education (JHHE)

2. 2020 Advisory Panel, Journal of Diversity in Higher Education (JDHE)

3. 2018 – Present Executive Co-Editor, Journal of Applied Research in the Community College (JARCC)

4. 2014 – 2018 Managing Editor, Journal of Applied Research in the Community College (JARCC)

5. 2011 – 2014 Managing Editor, Journal of African American Males in Education (JAAME)

JOURNAL REVIEWER ACTIVITIES

1. 2020 – Present Reviewer, Housing and Society

2. 2018 – Present Reviewer, Journal of Diversity in Higher Education (JDHE)

3. 2017 – Present Reviewer, Association of Mexican American Educators Journal (AMAE)

4. 2015 – Present Reviewer, Community College Review (CCR)

5. 2015 – Present Reviewer, Community College Journal of Research and Practice (CCJRP)

6. 2014 Reviewer, The Urban Review

7. 2013 – Present Reviewer, Journal of African American Males in Education (JAAME)

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION REVIEWER ACTIVITIES

1. 2015 – Present

Conference Proposal Reviewer, American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education (AAHHE)

2. 2015 – Present Conference Proposal Reviewer, Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE)

3. 2015 – Present Conference Proposal Reviewer, Council for the Study of Community College (CSCC)

4. 2014 Reviewer, Chicano Latino Youth Leadership Project, Sacramento Leadership Conference

5. 2013 – Present Conference Proposal Reviewer, Division J, American Educational Research Association (AERA)

6. 2013 – Present Conference Proposal Reviewer, Hispanic Research Issues Special Interest Group, AERA

7. 2013 – 2015 Conference Proposal Reviewer, Multicultural/Multiethnic Education Special Interest Group, American Educational Research Association (AERA)

****************************************************************************************** SERVICE FOR THE COMMUNITY (Total: 11)
AFTER TENURE (1)

1. 2022 – 2023 Board member, Youth Will
Vasquez, M. (10.01.2025) C.V . 44

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BEFORE TENURE (10)

2. 2021 – 2023 Appointed Vice Chair, San Diego Community College District (SDCCD) Board of Trustees Advisory Council

3. 2019 – Present Appointed Member, San Diego Community College District (SDCCD) Board of Trustees Advisory Council

4. 2018 – 2020 Chair, Scholarship Committee, MANA National Latina Association, San Diego Chapter

5. 2017 – 2019 Secretary, Statewide UC Berkeley Chicana Latino Alumni Association, 501c3

6. 2016 – 2017 Co-President, Statewide UC Berkeley Chicana Latino Alumni Association, 501c3

7. 2016 – 2018 Committee Member, UC Berkeley Chicanx Latinx Taskforce, Division of Equity & Inclusion

8. 2014 – 2020 Founder/Co-Chair, UC Berkeley Chicana Latino Alumni Association, San Diego Chapter

9. 2014 – 2018 Scholarship Committee Member, MANA National Latina Association, San Diego Chapter

10. 2010 – 2012 Member, Southwestern College Chicano/Latino Coalition, Chula Vista, CA

11. 2007 – 2022 Mentor, Southwestern College Puente Project, Chula Vista, CA

Vasquez, M. (10.01.2025) C.V . 45

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Submission Recorded On 01/02/2026 11:25 AM
Time to Take Survey 54 minutes, 16 seconds
Applicant Information
* Full Name
Daniella Velazquez de Leon
*
* Home Address
Chula Vista CA 92154
United States
* Phone
Business
* I certify that the following statement applies to me:

I live, work, or have a vested interest in South County San Diego.

Business Address
Chula Vista CA 92154
United States
*
Resident since 1989, Owned since 2022, Operate business in Otay Mesa since 2018.

Employment
Organics Unlimited
General Manager
* Have you ever been employed by the City of Chula Vista? No
**SKIPPED**
Experience
* Please indicate the area(s) in which you have expertise and experience, or select None: (select as many as applicable) Binational Business/Innovation
Other: Trade association governance
*
I run our family-owned, binational organic produce business based out of Otay Mesa and have experience in governance through participation on the Board of the national Organic Trade Association.
* Are you currently serving on any board or commission for Chula Vista or any other governmental agency? No
**SKIPPED**
*
To bring the perspective of a property owner who will be directly neighboring the project and contribute my business and governance experience to create a better South County community.
*
I'm a Chula Vista native, born and raised, attended college in San Diego and now run a business in Otay Mesa. *
Email
How long have you been a resident and/or owned and operated a business and/or property in the City of Chula Vista and/or the South County of San Diego?
Present Employer
Position
If you have worked for the City of Chula Vista please, provide the department and dates of employment.

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Advocacy for our binational community at the national level during the 2025 tariff threats through trade associations, councilmember outreach, and interviews. I engage with my trade community by serving on the board of directors of the Organic Trade Association.

Are you able to commit the time required for Task Force meetings, subcommittee work, public outreach, and other responsibilities through the life of the Task Force (Final report and recommendations will be due no later than July 1, 2027)? Yes
Submission of a resume with this application is required for consideration. Please upload a valid document below. * Attachment
Daniella VDL CV.pdf
* Disclosure
I understand that this application and any documents submitted in connection with the application process are public records and may be publicly disclosed. * Where did you hear about this vacancy?
City’s Social Media
In what ways have you previously engaged with the community (organizations, civic groups, local government, community planning, outreach, advocacy, etc.)?

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DANIELLA VELÁZQUEZ DE LEÓN
South County business leader born and raised in Chula Vista, educated in San Diego, and a Millenia homeowner. Brings experience in board governance, cross-sector collaboration, and long-term strategic planning, with a commitment to advancing equitable access to higher education and sustainable community development.

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
Organics Unlimited - San Diego, CA
Direct day-to-day operations across sales, marketing, logistics, and distribution of Mexican-grown produce to U.S. distributors and retailers.

Lead strategic planning and oversee financial performance, budgeting, forecasting, and operational controls Manage compliance with federal and state regulatory frameworks.

Oversee “GROW”, company-funded community investment program in partnership with regional nonprofits.

General Manager | 2020 - Present
| linkedin.com/in/daniellavelazquezdeleon
Family-owned organic produce company with international supply chains.

GOVERNANCE & LEADERSHIP
Organic Trade Association
Engage in consensus-building among diverse stakeholders with differing priorities.

Participate in industry advocacy, including meetings with congressional representatives on Capitol Hill, strengthening public-private dialogue.

Executive Committee – Secretary (2024 - Present): Address strategic priorities, executive oversight, and financial accountability.

Governance Committee Member (2025 - Present): Support board governance through policy review, officer recruitment, and ongoing improvements.

Community Relations Committee Member (2022-2024): Advance public image, member engagement, and external relations.

Board of Directors | 2022 - Present

PRIOR EXPERIENCE (SUMMARY)
Managed cross-functional teams and high-budget client portfolios.

Built operational processes and reporting frameworks.

Amobee / Adconion Direct - San Diego, CA | 2011-2018
Leadership roles in digital operations, analytics, and ad-tech platform development.

Logistics Manager | 2018 - 2020
Managed import/export operations, inventory controls, and warehouse logistics in South County San Diego.

Coordinated cross-border transportation and compliance activities.

SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS
Board governance & committee participation
Strategic planning
Financial oversight & budgeting
Regulatory and compliance oversight
Cross-border and regional economic operations
Bilingual: English & Spanish
National trade association representing organic stakeholders.

EDUCATION
Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) – Marketing & Finance University of San Diego

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Submission Recorded On 01/05/2026 11:12 AM
Time to Take Survey 16 minutes, 27 seconds
Applicant Information
* Full Name
Mrs Diana Velo
*
* Home Address
Chula Vista California 91911
United States
* Phone
Business
* I certify that the following statement applies to me:

I live, work, or have a vested interest in South County San Diego.

Business Address
**SKIPPED**
*
20+ years
Employment
International Community Foundation
Funds Manager
* Have you ever been employed by the City of Chula Vista? No
**SKIPPED**
Experience
* Please indicate the area(s) in which you have expertise and experience, or select None: (select as many as applicable) Binational Business/Innovation
*
I bring over seven years of experience working with community-based organizations focused on advocacy, education, and equity. My work with the American Diabetes Association, MANA de San Diego, and the International Community Foundation has equipped me with expertise in program development, community engagement, and strategic partnerships. I have successfully led initiatives that promote health equity, empower women, and protect indigenous rights. * Are you currently serving on any board or commission for Chula Vista or any other governmental agency? No
**SKIPPED**
*
I hope to help expand access to higher education in South County by advocating for equitable opportunities and community-driven solutions. My goal is to ensure that local students—especially from underserved and diverse backgrounds—have pathways to affordable, high-quality education. I aim to bring a collaborative approach that amplifies community voices and fosters partnerships to create lasting impact. *
I have strong ties to South County through collaborations with local organizations such as MANA de San Diego and the International Community Foundation. These partnerships have allowed me to work closely with community leaders and residents to advance education, equity, and access to resources. My experience engaging with local networks fuels my commitment to expanding higher education opportunities in the region. *
Email
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Present Employer
Position
If you have worked for the City of Chula Vista please, provide the department and dates of employment.

South County Higher Education Task Force

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I’ve engaged in advocacy through leadership roles with MANA de San Diego, the American Diabetes Association, and the International Community Foundation. My work includes championing equity for women and underserved communities, organizing outreach initiatives, and collaborating with civic leaders to influence policies that expand access to education, health resources, and economic opportunities.

Are you able to commit the time required for Task Force meetings, subcommittee work, public outreach, and other responsibilities through the life of the Task Force (Final report and recommendations will be due no later than July 1, 2027)? Yes
Submission of a resume with this application is required for consideration. Please upload a valid document below. * Attachment
D.Velo_Resume.pdf
* Disclosure
I understand that this application and any documents submitted in connection with the application process are public records and may be publicly disclosed. * Where did you hear about this vacancy?
City’s Social Media
In what ways have you previously engaged with the community (organizations, civic groups, local government, community planning, outreach, advocacy, etc.)?

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DIANA VELO

To obtain a position allowing for parlay of demonstrated organization, outreach, marketing, communication, and project management skills proven by 10+ years of successful, profitable employment.

EXPERIENCE
OCTOBER 2024-PRESENT

FUNDS MANAGER, INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
APRIL 2024-OCTOBER 2024

GRANTS & NONPROFIT RESILIENCE MANAGER, INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY

FOUNDATION
AUGUST 2022-JANUARY 2024

CREDENTIALING/ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATOR, ADVANCED METABOLIC CARE + RESEARCH
FEBRUARY 2022-JULY 2022

COMMUNICATIONS AND DONOR RELATIONS MANAGER, MANA DE SAN DIEGO JULY 2018-FEBRUARY 2022

PRACTICE LIAISON AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH, ADVANCED METABOLIC CARE + RESEARCH
MARCH 2017-OCTOBER 2017

PATIENT CARE COORDINATOR, DEXCOM
MARCH 2013-JANUARY 2017

ASSOCIATE MANAGER, COMMUNITY HEALTH STRATEGIES, AMERICAN DIABETES

ASSOCIATION

EDUCATION
MAY 2018

BACHELOR OF ARTS-COMMUNICATION, SAN DIEGO CHRISTIAN COLLEGE JUNE 2010

ASSOCIATE DEGREE-GENERAL EDUCATION, SOUTHWESTERN COLLEGE

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2 SKILLS
• Strong wiritng and editing
skills
• Research abilities
• Time management and
Problem solving skills
• Communications background
• Adaptability to different
writing styles and topics
• Networking and self-
promotion skills
• SEO knowledge
• Marketing experience

ACTIVITIES
Motivated, personable business professional with a bachelor’s degree in Communications and a successful track record of profitable business management. Talent for quickly mastering technology. Accustomed to handling sensitive, confidential records.

Demonstrated history of producing accurate, timely reports, engaging the community with programs that target the underserved. Flexible and versatile – able to maintain a sense of humor under pressure. Poised and competent with demonstrated ability to easily transcend cultural differences. Thrive in deadline-driven environments. Excellent team-building skills.

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Submission Recorded On 01/06/2026 10:44 AM
Time to Take Survey 36 minutes, 4 seconds
Applicant Information
* Full Name
Carlota Vidrio
*
* Home Address
Chula Vista CA 91911
United States
* Phone
Business
* I certify that the following statement applies to me:

I live, work, or have a vested interest in South County San Diego.

Business Address
**SKIPPED**
*
5 years
Employment
San Diego Community College District
Administrative Assistant
* Have you ever been employed by the City of Chula Vista? No
**SKIPPED**
Experience
* Please indicate the area(s) in which you have expertise and experience, or select None: (select as many as applicable) Higher Education (Student or Faculty)
Other: Executive council member for the AFT Union Local1931 *
As a person who has over 40 years of government experience, I would bring working knowledge of organizational experience. I also have extensive knowledge in policies and procedures within those structures.
* Are you currently serving on any board or commission for Chula Vista or any other governmental agency? No
**SKIPPED**
*
To give input and share my advocacy experience as a union executive council member working on behalf of workers to ensure educational opportunities. *
My family moved to Chula Vista in 1978. We settled in the Telegraph Canyon area and grew up with a wonderful feeling of community and opportunity. I attended Hilltop Junior High, Hilltop High School, Southwestern College and San Diego State University. I worked for the District Attorney's Office in South Bay and had a 22 year career in law enforcement. In 2020, I purchased my home in Chula Vista. I enjoy being part of this community and everything it has offered me! *
Email
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Present Employer
Position
If you have worked for the City of Chula Vista please, provide the department and dates of employment.

In what ways have you previously engaged with the community (organizations, civic groups, local government, community planning, outreach, advocacy, etc.)?
South County Higher Education Task Force

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I have participated in many of the community events held locally. I also attend adult education classes and became a floral design artist and have represented Southwestern College and Chula Vista Adult School when I have competed and won at the Del Mar Fair.

Are you able to commit the time required for Task Force meetings, subcommittee work, public outreach, and other responsibilities through the life of the Task Force (Final report and recommendations will be due no later than July 1, 2027)? Yes
Submission of a resume with this application is required for consideration. Please upload a valid document below. * Attachment
Carlota Vidrio Resume 2026.docx
* Disclosure
I understand that this application and any documents submitted in connection with the application process are public records and may be publicly disclosed. * Where did you hear about this vacancy?
City Employee
Other: Attended the Town Hall meeting

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Carlota Vidrio
, Chula Vista , CA 91911

Ph:

Professional Summary
I am an e xperienced Administrative Assistant with an
extensive background and solid history of providing exceptional customer service. I have excellent written and oral communication skills. I have meticulous problem -solving abilities, and I operate at an elevated level of confidentiality. I s erve as primary point of contact for and liaison between administrators , faculty, staff, students, and the public . I am able to effectively organize and prioritize duties. I maintain a positive attitude while p roviding work direction, training and guidance to office clerical personnel. Native Spanish speaker and fully bilingual; speak, read, and write.

Skills
Organizational rules, policies, and procedures Exercise judgment and sensitivity when handling Microsoft W ord, Outlook, Excel, Access, PowerPoint confidential and sensitive matters.

Software, word processing, spreadsheets and Relate and effectively work with diverse populations. databases. Service Orientated.

Compose correspondence, documents, and reports Record and transcribe minutes .

Exceptional communication both orally and in writing Train and provide work direction to others.

Efficient operation of all office equipment. Mathematics - Budgets, Timekeeping, and Contracts

Experience
Administrative Assistant V Oct 2004－Present
San Diego Community College District San Diego, CA
Establish and implement departmental policies, goals, objectives, and procedures, conferring with department Chairs , Dean, administrators and staff members as necessary. Provide variety of secretarial and clerical assistance. Including Faculty contracts, class schedule, facilities scheduling, event management, and budgets. Provide work direction to office staff.

Marketing Associate May 2004－Apr 2012
San Diego Rady Children's Hospital San Diego , CA
High volume interaction with multicultural population.

Assist with hospital services, procedures and policies.

Provide translation services to Spanish speaking public.

Keep statistical records for department.

Maintain confidential medical information, HIPAA.

Legal Assistant Sep 1985－Oct 2004
San Diego County District Attorney's Office San Diego, CA Prepare and process legal documents ; summons , subpoenas, complaints, appeals, motions , and pretrial agreements.

Mail, fax, or arrange for delivery of legal correspondence to clients, witnesses, and court officials.

Make photocopies of correspondence, documents, and other printed matters.

Assist attorneys in collecting information such as employment, medical, and other records.

Provide translation assistance to law enforcement and public.

Compiled departmental statistics.

Transcribed records for highly sensitive legal and criminal matters Application of organizational policies and procedures.

Education
Southwestern Community College San Diego, CA
San Diego State University San Diego, CA

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Submission Recorded On 01/09/2026 11:36 AM
Time to Take Survey 43 minutes, 39 seconds
Applicant Information
* Full Name
Miriam Wood Alameda
*
* Home Address
Chula Vista CA 91910
United States
* Phone
Business
* I certify that the following statement applies to me:

I live, work, or have a vested interest in South County San Diego.

Business Address
**SKIPPED**
*
Moved back to Chula Vista in 2020, so I have been a resident for 6 years. Although I was born in Chula Vista and attended Southwestern College in early 2000's.

Employment
UC San Diego
Project Coordinator for the Vice Chancellor of Organization Transformation Office. * Have you ever been employed by the City of Chula Vista? No
**SKIPPED**
Experience
* Please indicate the area(s) in which you have expertise and experience, or select None: (select as many as applicable) Binational Education
Higher Education (Student or Faculty)
Higher Education Governance
*
With over a decade in higher education, I focus on equity-driven institutional design to enhance student success for underserved groups. My work at UC San Diego and community organizations involves collaboration across sectors and developing innovative support models. * Are you currently serving on any board or commission for Chula Vista or any other governmental agency? No
**SKIPPED**
*
As a public member, I hope to help retain local students and talent in Chula Vista by advancing a four-year public university that reflects our community’s pride, resilience, and potential. A local institution would foster economic prosperity, reduce long commutes, and create a sustainable environment where students, faculty, and staff can learn, work, and thrive close to home.
*
I am a Chula Vista native and resident with deep roots in South County. As a former Southwestern College student-athlete, mentorship shaped my self-belief and transfer journey. Over twenty years later, I continue to serve in higher education and have earned a doctorate in Higher Education, committed to expanding opportunity for this region. *
Email
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Present Employer
Position
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South County Higher Education Task Force

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I have engaged the South County community through partnerships with community colleges, universities, nonprofits, and industry partners, with a focus on student success and workforce development. My work includes community outreach, advocacy for first-generation students, program planning, data-informed reporting, and collaboration with local leaders to expand educational access and equity.

Are you able to commit the time required for Task Force meetings, subcommittee work, public outreach, and other responsibilities through the life of the Task Force (Final report and recommendations will be due no later than July 1, 2027)? Yes
Submission of a resume with this application is required for consideration. Please upload a valid document below. * Attachment
CV_Wood Alameda 12.15.25.pdf
* Disclosure
I understand that this application and any documents submitted in connection with the application process are public records and may be publicly disclosed. * Where did you hear about this vacancy?
Other:

In what ways have you previously engaged with the community (organizations, civic groups, local government, community planning, outreach, advocacy, etc.)?

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MIRIAM WOOD ALAMEDA, Ph.D.

Chula Vista, CA, 91910

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
● Inclusive leader with proven success in advancing goals for students, faculty, staff, and community partners
● Superb experience in identifying gaps and implementing equity-minded solutions ● Enthusiastic supervisor dedicated to fostering sustainable practices and a coaching culture

EDUCATION
Ph.D. Teaching and Learning, Higher Education
University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND
Dissertation: Narrative Transportation Effects in Relationship with Empathy, Compassion for Students, and Self-Compassion in Student Affairs Professionals

Prior studies found that audiences can become more empathic and form a positive view of a character as a result of Narrative Transportation (NT). My study investigates the effects of NT on Student Affairs (SA) professionals. 78 SA professionals were randomly assigned to one of two narrative groups (text or video). The results indicated that the video group participants showed more fantastic narrative transportation than those in the text group. Furthermore, SA professionals showed that familiarity with the student experience was more important than sharing an identity with the student in the story. My research also measured compassion toward students and self-compassion (SC). My study results provide evidence of the impact of a student story as a tool for SA professional development and well-being. Moreover, my study proposed how students’ narratives can enhance institutional data and the need for SA professionals to strengthen their digital identities via narrative.

M.S. Kinesiology
University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND

Thesis: Comparing Levels of Anti-Fat Bias Between American and Mexican Athletes and Undergraduate Physical Education and Exercise Science Students

B.S. Exercise Science and Sport Management
Mayville State University, Mayville, ND

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HIGHER EDUCATION EXPERIENCE
Project Coordinator, The Office of the Vice Chancellor for Organizational Transformation
UC San Diego, California, February 2024- Present
● Spearhead faculty learning opportunities and campus-wide engagement initiatives promoting equitable learning environments, inclusive pedagogy, and anti-racist practices aligned with adult learning theory
● Work on special projects assigned by the Vice Chancellor, utilizing specialized research methodologies and subject matter expertise to advance strategic priorities ● Support faculty professional development by organizing writing retreats, facilitating workshops, and providing research to inform best practices for new faculty onboarding and long-term success
● Develop a mentoring program for new faculty
● Serve as project researcher for initiatives supporting faculty mentorship and an EDI-aligned coaching model
● Coordinate mental health training programs for faculty and staﬀ to promote campus well-being and increase awareness of student support resources ● Project manager for the Tritons Belong and Dialogue 4 Peace initiatives, ensuring timely execution, stakeholder engagement, and mission alignment ● Draft and present detailed proposals and assist in the vetting process for collaborations with global and national leaders on equity-related initiatives ● Manage initiative tracking, budgets, and ﬁscal processes to ensure transparency, compliance, and eﬀective resource allocation

Assistant Director of Strategic Partnerships and Student Success Initiatives, President’s Emerging Scholars (PES)
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, January 2016- December 2021 ● Worked with the Vice President of Student Success and pro-staff in developing and implementing the strategic planning of the program
● Engaged faculty and staff in online diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, promoting digital accessibility and inclusive pedagogy.
● Led faculty and staff digital storytelling workshops
● Partnered with Youth Studies faculty to design and implement a Financial Wellness program in partnership with TRIO Student Support Services, fostering resources and support tailored to the needs of TRIO students.
● Collaborated with faculty to plan and execute three First-Generation Institutes, addressing the need for intentional communities of practice. These institutes engaged faculty, staff, and administrators in cohort-based reflective spaces to explore and redesign curriculum, pedagogy, policies, and practices.
● Responsible for any data analysis and reports for the PES program ● Prepared the PES Program annual report for the use of the Vice Provost and Dean of Undergraduate Education, the Associate Vice Provost of Student Success, and the Program Director
● Served as a committee leader in the campus-wide retention team, collegiate advisers, and the PES retention team to develop and implement proactive support strategies and targeted interventions to enhance student retention.

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● Created a 4-week summer program for incoming first-year students ● Co-designed a commuter success program implemented by the Orientation and Transition Experiences
● Responsible for five residential summer bridge programs centered on identity development and community building via digital storytelling for 120 first-generation students yearly
● Coordinated first-year conferences for over 500 first-generation students ● Managed program budget to support student-staff training, payroll, and programming ● Developed and led a protocol that increased the first-year retention of BIPOC students to 93 percent
● Managed and monitored $500,000 in scholarship awards and emergency funds ● Recruited, hired, and trained peer mentors, production squad members, and outreach team
● Supervised a program coordinator and over 50 student-staff yearly ● Coached student-leaders to fundraise and maintain $10,000 yearly in scholarships for students participating in study abroad, National Student Exchange, unpaid internships, and research
● Worked with athletic counselors and staff to support student-athletes' holistic experience ● Initiated and led an advisory board that provided best practices and groups to support campus partners
● Trained admission counselors and academic advisors across the seven admitting colleges on best practices for serving and supporting underserved students Data Analysis and Assessment Coordinator, Health and Wellness Unit University of North Dakota (UND), Grand Forks, ND January 2014- December 2014 ● Led the unit Assessment Team (Wellness Center, Student Health, Health & Wellness Hub, Counseling Center, Financial Wellness, Community Advisory) monthly meetings to monitor departmental wellness initiatives and the Community Advisory goals ● Supported Student Health Services in the accreditation process ● Assessed and analyzed all data to inform monthly public health campaigns ● Collected and analyzed over 1000 UND students’ data from the National College Health Assessment (NCHA) and the Core Alcohol and Other Drug Survey ● Provided data reports presented in the Annual Meeting, subcommittees, and the community
● Collaborated with the marketing team to execute public health campaigns Department Outreach and Data Assessment, Multicultural Student Services University of North Dakota (UND), Grand Forks, ND August 2011- December 2013 ● Worked closely with UND affiliates to provide advocacy and academic support services that empowered underserved students to persist at UND and earn their Bachelor’s degrees ● Developed an online Blackboard site that served as a hub for students in the program, resulting in improved communications and engagement in the program ● Created surveys, analyzed, and assessed the cultural programs that informed the strategic planning of the program

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Coordinator of the Diversity Students Peer Mentoring Program (GSA), Multicultural Student Services
University of North Dakota (UND), Grand Forks, ND September 2008- May 2011 ● Coached traditionally underserved students in goal setting to enhance their college experience
● Provided administrative support to the Director in maintaining the Cultural Diversity Tuition Waiver
● Developed a system to keep track of students' participation in high-impact activities that lead to a significant increase in student engagement
● Coordinated cultural programming to promote social justice awareness and inclusion

NON-PROFIT EXPERIENCE
Director, Alumni Network
Reality Changers, San Diego, CA, August 2022- February 2024

● Implemented and managed a student success scholarship program for 300 first-generation college students that offers individualized support, academic support, and career development
● Coached over 200 alums’s in their personal, academic, and professional goals ● Managed over $600,000 in scholarship awards for Reality Changers graduates and alumni
● Recruited and engaged faculty and staff as mentors for a cohort of 30 college students. ● Collaborated with finance and development in the expansion of new initiatives and partnerships to invest in alums’s college success and career opportunities ● Hired, onboarded, and supervised program managers, college ambassadors, and interns ● Demonstrated organizational leadership by leading departments and partnerships to execute a career exploration week for 100 high school students successfully ● Demonstrated excellent relationship skills to ensure current and new partnership goals are met, including the San Diego Padres Foundation, the San Diego Foundation, the California Masonic Foundation, and Life Science Care
● Collaborated with Life Science Cares to offer over 50 STEM internship placement opportunities to alumni
● Worked with community partners like Goodwill to guide alumni’s career pathways, resulting in full-time employment
● Provided programmatic commitment toward enhancing community building and networking opportunities for students, alumni, staff, families, and volunteers ● Implemented a new strategic communications and outreach plan that led to increased alum engagement
● Demonstrate organizational commitment by securing a $10,000 trust donation made to Reality Changers

CURRICULAR TEACHING EXPERIENCE
● Co-designed teaching curriculum for the course in Summer 2020 o connection, identity, and leadership
● Co-taught Major Exploration class for second-year students Fall 2017

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● Facilitated and supervised UND nursing students (junior) with their community assessment projects that focused on underrepresented students’ health habits, Fall 2014, resulting in making recommendations for the Health & Wellness Unit

PUBLICATION
● Wood Alameda, M., & Whitehead, J. (2015). Comparing levels of anti-fat bias between Mexican and American athletes and undergraduate physical education and exercise science students. The Physical Educator, V ol. 72, 1-22, Special Issue

PRESENTATIONS
● Wood Alameda, M., Porter, J., Hackett, A., & Gunzburger J. (2019). Just in Time: An Intentional Effort to Support Student Persistence. Focusing on Student Success Conference. University of Minnesota, MN.
● Wood Alameda, M., Porter, J., Hackett, A., & Gunzburger J. (2019). Just in Time: An Intentional Effort to Support Student Persistence. Tate Conference. University of Minnesota, MN.
● Wood Alameda, M., & O’Berry, W. (2017). Introducing Growth Mindset Concept in Peer Mentoring. Student Success Conference. University of Minnesota, MN. ● Wood, M.M., Whitehead, J.R., Short S.E., & Shor,t M.W. (2012, June). Comparing levels of anti-fat bias between Mexican and American athletes and undergraduate physical education and exercise science students. Paper presented at the American College of Sports Medicine annual meeting, San Francisco, CA. (Abstract published in Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 44, S440)
● Carter, M., Wood Alameda, M., & Shibata, T. (2012). Cyber-specific success models.

Power in Diversity Leadership Annual Conference. St. Cloud State University, MN ● Wood Alameda, M. (2010). Comparing levels of anti-fat bias between Mexican and American Athletes, Undergraduate Physical Education and Exercise Science Students (preliminary study). UND Scholarly Forum. Grand Forks, ND

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AND COMMITTEES
● UC San Diego Cultural Heritage Months Present
● University of Minnesota Director of Orientation and Spring 2021 Transition Experiences Search Committee
● University of Minnesota Student Success Team Fall 2020-December 2021 ○ Retention Advisor
● First-Generation Institute Steering Committee, Lead Coordinator Fall 2019-2021 ● Thrive: Basic Needs Coalition Advisory Committee Fall 2018-2021 ● University of Minnesota TRIO Assistant Director Search Committee Fall 2020 ● First-Generation Institute Session, Moderator Fall 2019 & Spring 2021 ● Just in Time Program, Lead Retention Advisor Fall 2018-Spring 2020 ● Focusing on Student Success Conference, Planning Committee Fall 2018-Spring 2019 ● Multicultural Student Success Committee Fall 2018-Spring 2019 ○ Programs Evaluation Advisor
● First-Generation Institute Session, Moderator Fall 2018 ● Families First Welcome Week Committee, FGEN Coordinator Fall 2018 ● Academic Advisor Education & Training Spring 2017-Fall 2018

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○ Group on Racial Equity, Advisor
● University of Minnesota Advisor College of Liberal Fall 2017 ○ Arts Search Committee
● Learning Abroad Center, Scholarship Reviewer Fall 2016-Fall 2019 ● Mental Health Institute for Academic Advisors, Moderator Fall 2017 ● University of Minnesota Search Diversity Liaison Counselor Fall 2016 ● Hispanic Heritage Month Committee, Co-Chair Fall 2008-2015 ● Memorial Union Renovation Committee, Data Manager Fall 2013-Spring 2014 ● Healthy UND Committee, Coordinator Fall 2013-Fall 2014 ● Martin Luther King (MLK) Awards Committee, Reviewer Fall 2009-Spring 2013 ● UND Police Search Committee Summer 2012 ● Phenomenal Women Chair of the Committee Spring 2009-Spring 2010

ORGANIZATIONS AND MEMBERSHIP
● PUENTE Program, Mentor Spring 2021-2022
● BIPOC Mental Health Collective, Planning Committee Fall 2017-December 2021 ● Organization of Latin Americans (OLA), Secretary Fall 2008-2014 ● American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), Member Spring 2010-2012 ● Association for Applied Sport Psychology (AASP), Fall 2010-2012 ○ Diversity Committee Member
● National Conference on Race and Ethnicity in America 2009-2010 ○ Higher Education
● PUENTE Program Scholar Fall 2003-Spring 2004

A W ARDS
● Mullen-Spector-Truax Women’s Leadership Award: Fall 2021 The University of Minnesota Women’s Center to faculty and staﬀ who signiﬁcant impact on the leadership and development of others at the University and the potential for long-term sustainability eﬀorts

TECHNOLOGY SKILLS
● SPSS ● Instructional Development (Blackboard and Canvas) ● Microsoft Suite ● Survey software (Qualtrics and Campus Lab) ● Google Suite

● Click Up
● Sales Force, Institutional Dashboards APLUS (EAB), and Tableau, Asana, Canva.
● Social Media ● Audio and video editing software (Audacity, WeVideo, and iMovie)
● UC San Diego event and fiscal software (Oracle, Concur, UC Path, etc.)

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LANGUAGES
English and Spanish

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