Staff

Dr. Elisha Smith Arrillaga serves as the Executive Director of The Education Trust–West, a research and advocacy organization focused…

Raised in the farm worker movement his grandfather founded, Anthony grew up participating in United Farm Workers’ marches, picket…

Allyson Osorio is the daughter of immigrant parents from Central America who fled their respective countries due to political…

At Education Trust–West, Andy works closely with his colleagues to drive high-impact campaigns to achieve meaningful policy victories that…

Mariah joins the Education Trust–West with a range of experience in communications for social change and community engagement. With…

Stephanie is a communications professional with over twenty years of experience leading strategy for nonprofit organizations, electoral campaigns, and…

Brian has been working to improve educational opportunity for disadvantaged students in California for nearly twenty years. His career…

As a first generation son of immigrants, Manny strongly believes in equity and has a passion for supporting community-based…

Denise Castro is a Policy Analyst at The Education Trust—West. Denise joins The Education Trust—West with experience in policy…

Hana joins ETW with experience in education policy, philanthropy, youth development, social work, and law. Prior to joining ETW,…

Before joining the Ed Trust–West team, José taught statistics as a Summer Bridge instructor while simultaneously working on his…

Yvonne Muñoz is a Higher Education Policy Analyst at the Education Trust–West. She contributes to research and analysis of…

Dr. Christopher Nellum is the Deputy Director of Research and Policy at The Education Trust—West, a civil rights and…

Carolina supports The Education Trust—West’s qualitative research. Her work focuses on the undergraduate experiences of marginalized students and is…

Abby Ridley-Kerr joins The Education Trust–West to support the Research and Policy Analysis team. She comes to Ed Trust–West…

Since Natalie joined The Education Trust—West in 2014, she has supported the organization’s policy research, analysis, and position development,…

Since joining The Education Trust–West in 2013, Leni has led and contributed to research and policy analysis in various…

At a young age, Dr. Mayra A. Lara immigrated to the United States from Mexico with her parents and…

Rachel Ruffalo’s career in education spans more than twenty years of serving as a teacher, new school developer, school…

Margaret has an extensive background in administrative operations and executive support and has worked in both the public and…

Brittney Jackson was born and raised in Oakland, CA. She attended Oakland public schools K-12 and graduated from Oakland…

Erika comes to Ed Trust – West with over 12 years of operational support experience in the private and…