Collaborative Meetings
Learning Community Meetings
- The Collaborative learning community typically convenes four times each year, including two in-person meetings and two shorter meetings held virtually
- In-person meetings are usually held at a local community college or university
Collaborative Business Meetings
- The Collaborative typically meets twice during the year to discuss Collaborative business (virtually)
recent learning community meetings
March 2024
Location: Community Coalition
Meeting Topic: Definition of Today’s Student
Level Setting Presentation by California Competes
Fishbowl and small group discussion with the following guests:
- Danny Murillo, Co-Founder and Associate Director, Berkeley Underground Scholars
- Debbie Raucher, Director of Education, John Burton Advocates for Youth
- Mayra Lara, Director of SoCal Partnerships & Engagement, Ed Trust West
- Su Jin Jez, CEO, California Competes
- Joseline Gonzalez, South Central Youth Empowered thru Action (SCYEA) Alumna
November 2023
Location: Michelson 20MM Philanthropies (Hybrid Option)
Meeting Topic: Financial Aid
Level Setting Presentation by TICAS
Panel discussion about Financial Aid in Practice with the following guests:
- Jaclyn Pinero, Chief Executive Officer, uAspire
- Mary-Pat Hector, Chief Executive Officer, Rise
Panel discussion about Financial Aid Policy with the following guests:
- Jessica Thompson, Vice President, TICAS
- Parshan Khosravi, CA Policy Director, uAspire
Panel discussion about The Student Perspective (on financial aid) with the following guests:
- David Ramirez, UC Student Association & UCLA student
- Javier Nunez-Verdugo, UC Student Association & UCLA student
- Ellery Yu, uAspire & UCLA student
- Sabrina Woodsum, uAspire & UCLA student
- Steven Gallegos, SSCCC, ELAC Student
August 2023
Location: Virtual
Meeting Topic: Innovative Models of Delivering Higher Education
Presentation and moderated Q&A with the following guest speakers:
- Jeff Manassero, Executive Director, Rivet School
- Maria Anguiano, Executive Vice President, Learning Enterprise, ASU
- Taylor Pineda, National Director, ASU Local
May 2023
Location: Compton College
Meeting Topic: Student Basic Needs
Highlights:
Panel discussion around perspectives from higher education from the following guest speakers:
- Dr. Keith Curry, President & CEO, Compton College
- Dr. Rashida Crutchfield, The Center for Equitable Higher Education (CEHE), CSU Long Beach
- Monroe Gorden, Jr., J.D., Vice Chancellor, UCLA Student Affairs
Panel discussion on innovative partnerships from the following guest speakers:
- Clare Fox, Vice President of Strategic Partnerships, Everytable
- Lori Barr, Executive Director & Co-Founder, Raise the Barr
- Frances Hardy, Director of Development & Partnerships, Ready to Succeed
- Jaime Hansen, Executive Director, Swipe Out Hunger
- Student Representative, Ready to Succeed
February 2023
Location: Virtual
Meeting Topic: State K-16 Investments – Opportunities to Close Equity Gaps for LA County Students
Highlights:
- Presentation by UNITE-LA where they explored state investments, their connectivity with one another, and opportunities to further develop and increase their impact, with a deep dive on Los Angeles’ K-16 Regional Collaborative.
- This meeting was cosponsored by SoCal Grantmakers
