As the Associate Director for Strategic Initiatives, I support the institutionalization of community engagement to further UCLA’s strategic goals. Prior to this role, I served as a professor for 16 years, most recently at Seattle University where I also served as program director in the master’s in student affairs program. My research interests include: P-20 education, college access, and diversity in higher education. Before becoming a faculty member, I served as an administrator for university-community partnerships at UCLA and LAUSD.