by lesliel | May 28, 2020 | Faculty Bio, Oakes Community Building, Oakes Community Building Faculty
Learning and teaching has been an ongoing thread in my life; reflecting my love for education (expanding my frames of reference; gaining diverse perspectives), innovation (making new connections, exploring new frameworks) and applied competence (applying knowledge...
by lesliel | May 28, 2020 | Faculty Bio, Oakes Community Building, Oakes Community Building Faculty
Maya Escobar is the founder and CEO of Casa Blue, a branding, performance marketing and website development studio for organizations and brands with a DNA rooted in social change. Leveraging her background in community-based arts, popular education, brand...
by lesliel | May 25, 2020 | Faculty Bio, Puentes, Puentes Legal Faculty, Uncategorized
Marina Garcia is a Department of Justice Accredited Representative with the Immigrants’ Rights Program at Centro Legal de la Raza (Centro Legal), and the Central Coast Coordinator for Immigrants’ Rights at the Watsonville Law Center (WLC). Marina has worked...
by lesliel | May 24, 2020 | Faculty Bio, Oakes Community Building, Oakes Community Building Faculty
Lindsay Knisely has taught writing and social justice at the University of California, Santa Cruz since 2004. She is a two-time winner of the UC Santa Cruz Excellence in Teaching Award. Lindsay is a Continuing Lecturer at Oakes College and in the Writing Program,...
by lesliel | May 23, 2020 | Corre La Voz Faculty, Faculty Bio, Puentes Promotores Faculty
Leslie Lopez is a social anthropologist, and a Lecturer at UCSC–in Community Engagement at Oakes College, and in the Community Studies Department. At Oakes, Leslie has specialized in program design and development, creating the Writing Center (2011-13); the...
by lesliel | May 20, 2020 | Faculty Bio, Puentes, Puentes Legal Faculty
Henry Martin is a practicing attorney and Director of the Watsonville Law Center (WLC), a nonprofit legal service provider funded by the State Bar of California Legal Services Trust Fund Program. WLC serves low-income families on the Central Coast in areas of law...
