Deanna Villanueva-Saucedo serves as Associate Vice Chancellor overseeing the Center for Excellence in Inclusive Democracy (CEID) at Maricopa Community Colleges. A native Arizonan, she spent over a decade in community outreach roles with Mesa Community College and Mesa Public Schools. Before entering education, Deanna worked in municipal government and began her career coordinating youth programs and Hispanic ministry for a local church. She holds a BA in Psychology and a Master of Public Administration from Arizona State University and is currently pursuing a doctorate in Community College Leadership at Kansas State University. Deanna is a 2014 graduate of the Flinn-Brown Civic Leadership Academy and a 2012 recipient of Valle del Sol’s Profiles of Success Leadership Award. An engaged community member, she also enjoys spending time with her family and caring for her home menagerie, which includes three dogs, two tortoises, backyard chickens, and a potbelly pig.