Board Members

Luz N. Burgos-López, MS
AAHHE Graduate Student at Large
2025 – 2027
PhD Candidate, Neag School of Education
Assistant Dean of Students
University of Connecticut- Storrs

Jeanett Castellanos, PhD
2022-2025
Professor of Teaching
Associate Dean, Undergraduate Studies
University of California, Irvine 

David Fuentes, PhD
2024 – 2027
Associate Dean
College of Education
William Paterson University

Cristina García, MA
2025 – 2028
Founder & CEO
Conéctate Green Strategies, Bell Gardens, CA

Jasmine Haywoood, PhD
2024 – 2027
Strategy Director
Lumina Foundation

Mike Muñoz, EdD
2025 – 2028
President in Residence
Excelencia in Education
Long Beach City College, Long Beach, CA

Maria Oropeza Fujimoto, PhD
2025 – 2028
Associate Professor
California State University, Los Angeles

Laura Ramírez, EdD
2025 – 2028
Assistant Superintendent/Vice President of Instruction
Pasadena Area Community College District

Naomi Ramirez, MA
Graduate Student Member-at-Large
2023-2025
PhD student, Department of Education (in progress)
San Diego State University and Claremont Graduate University

Board of Directors Photos

AAHHE Board of Directors at the 2023 AAHHE Conference

From left to right, back row: Dr. Cristobal Rodriguez; Dr. Marie Mora; Dr. Azara Santiago; Dr. Lucia Gutierrez; Dr. James Rodriguez; Dr. Luis Ponjuan.

From left to right, front row: Dr. Edith Fernandez; Dr. Edward Delgado-Romero; Ms. Monique Posadas; Dr. Patrick Valdez; Dr. Maria Oropeza Fujimoto and Dr. Gloria Martinez.  

For AAHHE Founding Board Members, click here.
For past AAHHE Board Members, click here.

Revised August 13, 2025