Latino Education & Advocacy Days (LEAD)
2nd Annual Summit
Monday, March 28, 2011
LEAD Summit Program
Live online Broadcast at MiraCosta College- Monday, March 28, 2011
John MacDonald Board Room (Room 1068), Oceanside Campus.
Admission is Free.
8:30 AM: Welcome and Opening Remarks - CSU Chancellor Charles B. Reed, CSUSB President Albert K. Karnig, UCR
Chancellor Timothy P. White, 2011 LEAD Honorary Chair Judy Rodriguez-Watson
9:30 AM: Morning Keynote Address - "Enhancing Education in America, the Economic
Imperative and Civil Rights Issue of our Generation" - Honorable Arne Duncan, U.S. Secretary of Education
10:25 AM: Forum - “Building Capacity and Ensuring the Next Generation of College Graduates”
Michele Siqueiros, The Campaign for College Opportunity, Dr. Luis Olivas, President, American Association of Hispanics
in Higher Education, Sarita Brown, President, Excelencia in Education
11:25 AM: Presentation - “Under Cultural Assault / Apartheid in Arizona”- Salvador Reza, Puente Movement, Roberto
Rodriguez, Dept of Mexican American & Raza Studies, University of Arizona, Tucson
1:00 PM: Video Message - "LEAD & Labor"- Honorable Hilda Solis, Secretary of Labor
1:15 PM: Guest Speaker - “College Education for the Youth Development and Opportunity Pipeline”
Daniel Hernandez, Congressional Intern for Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords
1:30 PM: Afternoon Keynote Address: "Educational Leadership & Commitment: Addressing the Academic Challenges of
Latino Students" - Dr. Thelma Melendez de Santa Ana, Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education
2:00 PM: Forum - “STEM, Workforce Development, and Economic Vitality” – Dr. Pamela S. Clute, Asst. Vice Provost,
Academic Partnerships, UC Riverside, Dr. Estela Mara Bensimon, Professor, Center for Urban Education (CUE) USC
Rossier School of Education, Ray Mellado, Chair and CEO, Great Minds in STEM, Dr. Joseph A. Scarcella, Professor of
Education, Department of Science, Mathematics and Technology Education Coordinator Career and Technical Education,
CSUSB
3:05 PM: Panel Discussion - “It Takes a Reform-Minded Learning Village: Meaningful
Interaction among Parents, Teachers, Unions and Administrators” Katherine Underwood, Teacher, La Jolla Elementary
(Modesto, CA), and Board Member of the National Education Assoc. (NEA) Marcelino Garza, Special Assistant to the
Superintendent and Community Liaison, San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools, David Valladolid, President
and CEO, Parent Institute for Quality Education (PIQE)
David Sanchez, President, California Teachers Association (CTA)
4:00 PM: Capstone Address - “From Capitol to Campus / Obama Officials’ Call to Action” – Jesse A. Rico, Deputy
Director, White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics, Dr. Martha J. Kanter, Under Secretary of
Education, Yvette Sanchez Fuentes, Director, Office of Head Start, Dr. Brenda Dann-Messler, Assistant Secretary for
Vocational and Adult Education
5:00 PM: Closing Remarks & Acknowledgements