The steering committee for the Minor is comprised of faculty, staff, and students with an interest in serving the local and national Latino/a communities. The steering committee creates and implements a vision for the Minor based on local needs and national trends in Latino/a Studies. The curriculum committee is a subset of the steering committee. These members are responsible for soliciting and approving course proposals for the Minor. Once courses are approved by the curriculum committee, they continue through the university’s undergraduate course proposal review committee (UCPRC) approval process.

*Denotes membership in the curriculum committee.

Dr. Kimberly Mahaffy*, Director of the Latino/a Studies Minor
Associate Professor of Sociology

Dr. Jessica Kelly*, Curriculum Committee Chairperson
Assistant Professor of Geography

Dr. Marco Antolín*
Associate Professor of Spanish

Dr. Ximena Catepillán
Professor of Mathematics

Dr. Pérsida Himmele*
Associate Professor of Education

Dr. Amelia López
Assistant Professor of Psychology

Dr. L. Lynn Márquez
Professor of Earth Sciences

Mr. Hiram Martínez
Associate Director for Social Equity and Diversity

Professor Nancy Mata
Associate Professor of Art

Dr. A. René Muñoz
Director of Foundation and Government Support

Ms. Christina Pantoja
Assistant Director of Admissions

Dr. Wilfredo Valentín-Márquez
Assistant Professor of Spanish