2019 Learners Today, Leaders Tomorrow Summit

Dr. Rigo Rodríguez is Associate Professor of Latina/o Public Policy and incoming Chair for the Department of Chicano/a and Latino/a Studies at California State University Long Beach. An urban social and political geographer, Rigo specializes in using neighborhood approaches to build... Read More →

Crys O’Grady, JD, is the Early Childhood Coordinator in the Office of the Young Child for the City of Pasadena, California. Crys earned her B.A. in Sociology with an emphasis in poverty and inequality from Stanford University, and her Juris Doctor from the University of Washington... Read More →

Sam Joo became Director of the Magnolia Community Initiative (MCI) in March 2017. He oversees the entire scope of the Initiative by engaging directly with MCI Partners to realize the strategies and practices that support positive community level changes. He was previously the Director... Read More →

Paola Padilla is the Program Coordinator for the Santa Ana Early Learning Initiative (SAELI), a multi-stakeholder collaborative dedicated to improving early learning for all children ages 0-to-9 years old in Santa Ana, CA. Guided by Collective Impact and a Two-Generation Model, SAELI... Read More →

Lynda Durand is an Early Childhood;  Advocate, Educator, Administrator and College Professor.  For the past 17 years she has been a School Readiness Coordinator for the Anaheim Elementary School District (AESD),  where she is a key leader in the development and quality performance... Read More →