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Announcing new Interim Special Advisor on Equity, Dani Ledezma
7/18/2018Dear Colleagues,
I am pleased to announce that Dani Ledezma will join our staff as Interim Special Advisor to the Superintendent on Equity. Dani brings extensive experience as an innovator at the highest levels of the public sector in Oregon.
Dani comes to us from the Coalition of Communities of Color, where she had served as interim Executive Director since June 2017. Before that, she served as a policy advisor to Govs. Kate Brown and John Kitzhaber.
In her role, Dani will help guide the process of building a clear strategic direction for equity, diversity and inclusion at PPS. She will work closely with culturally specific student organizations, our community partners and senior leadership to develop strategies, actions and professional opportunities that push our equity plan forward.
Dani spent more than a decade in leadership roles for the City of Portland, including as Director of Equity, Policy and Communications for the Portland Housing Bureau, and as Policy Director for Commissioner Nick Fish. Her leadership advanced the city’s goals of creating and preserving affordable housing. She is highly regarded for fostering innovative collaborations, community and civic involvement and advancing equity among historically underserved communities.
In addition to her government experience, Dani has worked with and advised many of Portland’s most successful organizations that support communities of color, including Latino Network, NAYA Family Center, the Meyer Memorial Trust’s Equitable Education Portfolio, the Hispanic Metropolitan Chamber and the Oregon Native American Chamber of Commerce..
Originally from Colorado, Dani holds a degree in Government and Peace Studies from the University of Notre Dame and is a graduate of Unidos, a statewide Latino leadership program.
Please join me in welcoming Dani to PPS.
Guadalupe Guerrero
Superintendent
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