Meet the team!
Executive Director, Center for Community Based Learning
Celestina Castillo earned her bachelor's degree in history at Pomona College and a master's in Urban Policy Analysis and Management at New School University in New York. She has also worked with a wide range of community-based organizations focused on education, community and workforce development...
Assistant Director, Center for Community Based Learning
Kelsey Sablan Martin (she/her) is CHamoru from familian Deda and Kadada’ with maternal ties to Maite Village in GuÃ¥han. She earned her bachelor’s degree in Sociology from É«½ç°É (Gabrielino/Tongva territory) and her master’s in Educational Studies from the University of British Columbia...
Community Based Learning and Research Faculty Committee
This committee focuses on enhancing curriculum-connected community engagement and community based research. It works with the Center for Community Based Learning (CCBL) to provide guidance on faculty development and support needed for faculty to implement and sustain community based learning within their courses and research, often serving as peer mentors. The committee examines and makes recommendations for policies related to community based learning to other college committees and constituencies. A member or two might also serve on the Working Group on Community Engagement.
Martha Matsuoka Associate Professor, Urban and Environmental Policy; Executive Director, Urban & Environmental Policy Institute
Alex Puerto Associate Professor, History and Latinx and Latin American Studies, MSI Faculty Director
Regina Freer Professor, Politics
Ron Solorzano Professor, Education
Jan Lin Professor, Sociology