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Dr. Claudia Canizales Aguilar

Director of Training & Curriculum
CEP Leadership
CEP Admin

Dr. Claudia Canizales Aguilar immigrated from Nicaragua and is a first-generation college graduate. With the guidance of the Early Academic Outreach Program, Dr. Aguilar enrolled at UC Berkeley and earned a BA in Social Welfare. With the financial assistance of the Gates...Read more about Dr. Claudia Canizales Aguilar

Claudia Morales

Executive Director
CEP Leadership
CEP Admin

I have been working with outreach at the University of California, Berkeley for the past 20 years as a part of EAOP, SUP and DCAC. Although I have worked with schools throughout California, my main focus has been on K-12 schools in the Bay Area, with a specific emphasis on ESHUSD and SJUSD...Read more about Claudia Morales

Jessica Thach

Associate Director of Data Analysis and Communications
CEP Leadership
CEP Admin

As an Oakland native, daughter of Southeast Asian refugees, and first-gen college graduate, Jessica is rooted in bridging academic research and community praxis into her role as a college access practitioner-scholar. Jessica’s moment of impact that defined her purpose for this work emerged...Read more about Jessica Thach

Julia Vergara

Executive Director
Puente
CEP Leadership

Keyanna Hatcher

Director
Pre-College TRiO
ETS
UB
CEP Leadership

Proud native of Inglewood, CA with roots in Birmingham, Alabama, she grew up surrounded by the strength and hard work of Black women who encouraged her to be her best self. She has embodied being well-rounded throughout her lifetime with her commitment to being an athlete and dancer...Read more about Keyanna Hatcher

Lakeysha Jones

Program Director
NAF at Berkeley
CEP Leadership

Lakeysha has served UC Berkeley for 7 years, and most recently as the East Contra Costa County Regional Manager for Destination College Advising Corps & Early Academic Outreach Program, a role in which she has supervised 7 College Adviser Fellows; provided training,...Read more about Lakeysha Jones

Monica Montenegro

Executive Director
EBSCC
CEP Leadership

Mónica has dedicated her professional career to advocating on behalf of low- income students and broadening their access to higher education. She has served as Executive Director of the East Bay Consortium since the year 2000 and serves as Director of the East Bay and Solano...Read more about Monica Montenegro

Nikko Roxas

Interim Co-Director
EAOP
DCAC
CEP Leadership
A LITTLE ABOUT ME
I was born in the Philippines and moved to the United States when I was 13 years old. I am a former Pittsburg High School Pirate (Class of 2006) as well as an EAOP alumnus! With the support of EAOP, I had the opportunity to attend UC Berkeley. As...Read more about Nikko Roxas

Sumi Godfrey Wong

Interim Co-Director
DCAC
EAOP
CEP Leadership

Sumi was born in Oakland and raised in Richmond and finds passion and strength in her family’s resilience and history; her father grew up sharecropping in Louisiana during the 1930s and her grandparents were sent to internment camps during World War II. She attended K-12 public schools in...Read more about Sumi Godfrey Wong

Synta Bogan

Director of Finance, Operations and Strategic Planning
CEP Leadership
CEP Admin

Originally from Silicon Valley, Synta was a first-generation, transfer student from Foothill College that re-entered UC Berkeley to obtain her multidisciplinary degree in American Studies: Sociology, African-American Studies & Education. After working in various private industries -...Read more about Synta Bogan

Yvette Flores

Assistant Vice Chancellor for Educational Partnerships
CEP Leadership
CEP Admin
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