LEADERSHIP
It is the privilege of the Leadership Team to motivate, inspire, and empower the members to advocate for the culturally and linguistically diverse students by curating resources and supporting higher education faculty from various bilingual teacher preparation programs throughout the state of CA.
OFFICERS

Eduardo Muñoz Muñoz
President
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Sharon Merritt
President
Clara Amador-Lankster
President-Elect
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Adam Sawyer
Treasurer

Reyna Garcia-Ramos
Secretary
Eduardo R. Muñoz-Muñoz Biography:
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Eduardo R. Muñoz-Muñoz, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor and the Coordinator of the Critical Bilingual Authorization program “Bilingüismo y Justicia”, and a core faculty member in the Educational Leadership Doctoral Program at the Lurie College of Education at San José State University. Dr. Muñoz-Muñoz earned his doctorate at Stanford University in 2018. He also holds a Masters Degree in Sociology (Stanford University, 2016), a Master’s Degree in Educational Leadership (UC Berkeley, 2010), and a Licenciatura in English Philology (Universidad de Córdoba, España, 2000). A former teacher and administrator, his research, teaching, and practice engage with issues of linguistic access, educational opportunities, and teacher preparation from a critical policy ethnography stance. Additionally, he regularly supports and advises districts and dual immersion programs on design and implementational issues pertaining to multilingualism.
BOARD MEMBERS
Coming Soon Biography:
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Updated Member bio coming soon
EX-OFFICIO BOARD MEMBERS

Alan Jones
Ex-Officio Board Member

Ivannia Soto
Ex-Officio Board Member

Magaly Lavadenz
Loyola Marymount University
Alan Jones Biography:
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Alan H. Jones LMU Center for Equity for English Learners (CEEL) has served since 1998 as the Executive Secretary of the California Council on Teacher Education and is also the owner and publisher at Caddo Gap Press, a small educational publishing company specializing in scholarly journals in the fields of teacher education, multicultural education, and the social foundations of education. He holds B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. degrees from The University of Michigan in history, comparative education, and the social foundations of education.