Reyna Valadez, respected as a credible voice in the community has taken her own experiences as a Mexican American minority from Boyle Heights and East Los Angeles to take action, inspire change, and empower underrepresented people. Mrs. Valadez, has mobilized state-wide and district-wide efforts that support equity initiatives such as

Christian Contreras is a civil rights lawyer, criminal defense lawyer, business lawyer, and trial lawyer with offices in Montebello and Beverly Hills, California. Mr. Contreras is a partner in the civil rights firm Guizar, Henderson & Carrazco, LLP where his practice primarily focuses on litigating civil rights cases. Mr. Contreras

Dr. Alberto J. Román has devoted his career to public education with 20 years of experience. His experience encompasses positions in the public-school system as a classified employee, faculty member, director of human resources, and assistant superintendent. As Assistant Superintendent, Dr. Román had executive oversight of several programs including Adult