More than 60 percent of public-school students in California are Black or Latinx, but only 20 percent of school administrators reflect these demographics. To address this shortage, LMU School of Education’s Institute of School Leadership and Administration (ISLA) launched a fellowship program for aspiring principals of color last summer, in partnership with the nonprofit Diversity in Leadership Institute (DLI). The program was conceived by Manuel Ponce, Jr. M.A. ’09, Ed.D. ’13, director of ISLA, and DLI founder and alum Laura McGowan-Robinson Ed.D. ’16. We’re pleased to welcome these 18 talented candidates to our community of equity-minded educators.
Top row, l-r: Roberto Hernandez, Natalie Garcia, Michael Gebreslassie, Aumornai Edinburgh, Edward Garnica, Alejandra Orozco Alvarado
Middle row, l-r: Tanisha Garrett, Tyjun Mack, Asija Chappel Wuorenmaa, Ash Carera-Henry, Abel Guzman Domenech, Erin Hartfield
Bottom row, l-r: David R. Blanco, Raquel Huerta, Filiberto Chávez-Guerrero, Elena Julia Martyn, Arthur Lee Harris Jr., Hannah Bossenger