Acknowledgements
A special thank you to the organizations and mentors represented in this sampling of work. It has been my honor and privilege to serve the communities these organizations and institutions represent. A special thank you to Rodrigo Torres, a longtime policy mentor as well as Assemblymember Simón Salinas (retired) and former state Senator Deborah Ortiz for having modeled the way for others to follow.
A special thank you to the Student Academic Success and Equity Initiatives (SASEI) Department for their amazing and inspiring leadership at CSU Channel Islands. Much of the work represented in this portfolio has only been completed through their foundational vision, leadership and commitment to serving Latinx and first-generation college students. Also, a special thank you to Dr. Michelle Hasendonckx, Dr. Araceli Espinoza-Wade and Monica Ocampo as well as all of my SASEI (Student Academic Success and Equity Initiatives) Department colleagues. A special thank you to Tommee McMakin for serving as my co-facilitator in the Advanced Facilitation Methods workshop focused on the Black Minds Matters series as developed by Dr. J. Luke Wood and featuring Dr. Frank Harris III, both from San Diego State University and Co-Directors of CCEAL, that is included in this portfolio. Another special thank you to Dr. Marie Francois and the University Experience Program for being colleagues and partners in the equity revolution. And last, but not least, a thank you to Lucero Segundo for sharing her amazing talents in infographic design as demonstrated by the CARES Summer Grant Program Data Brief included in this portfolio. Your design eye never ceases to amaze me. And finally, to all of my SASEI Colleagues, your commitment to serving our students and our community has been nothing less than inspiring.
Much of the work represented here were inspired by a number of colleagues, including Michelle Slade, Chief Strategist for C4 Consulting for helping to set the vision of equity work, Kathleen Rice for her incredible work in PEEP Training and work regarding facilitation including the use of the facilitation guide for virtual program has been integral to transition to a virtual platform. Additionally, I would like to thank Nanci Luna Jimenez from the Luna Jimenez Institute for Social Transformation and Lillian Roybal Rose who have trailblazed the equity path and journey. A special thank you for the staff of Technology of Participation for helping to instill a strong facilitation framework. Finally, a last shout out to Eva Jo Meyers who was instrumental in the design and transition to virtual student engagement as evidenced in some of the samples included in this portfolio.
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