Campus: Los Angeles
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Monique G. López, AICP, MA, MCRP
For over a decade, Monique López has been a social justice planner and policy advocate working on a variety of issues such as mobility justice, economic justice, environmental justice, and public space access throughout Southern California. They are the founder of a participatory planning and design firm, Pueblo, which is rooted in a simple principle: The…
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Natashia Deón
Natashia Deón (fiction faculty) is a two-time NAACP Image Award nominee for Outstanding Literature, a Hurston/Wright Foundation Legacy Award nominee, and the author of the critically acclaimed novels Grace and The Perishing. A practicing criminal attorney, professor of creative writing at UCLA and Antioch University, Deón has been awarded fellowships, residencies at Yale, Bread Loaf…
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Maria Cruz
Maria is currently a clinical director for a treatment center in Pasadena, overseeing the treatment services provided to adult clients suffering with substance abuse problems and addiction. She has experience working in mental health and substance abuse treatment for non-profit organizations and has also worked in private practice. She loves working in the field of addiction…
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Jerry Saslow, MA
Jerry Saslow is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in Los Angeles, specializing in the care and treatment of adolescents –as well as those affected by substance abuse. He spent six years on staff at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles in the Division of Adolescent Medicine as a psychotherapist in the Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment…
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Russell E. Thornhill, EdD
Russell embodies a multifaceted commitment to progressive theology, social justice advocacy, and familial love. With over three decades of dedicated service in the nonprofit sector, Russell's academic and practical endeavors reflect a deep-seated passion for uplifting marginalized communities and promoting equality. Known affectionately as Elder Russell within his community and church denomination, his journey towards…
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