Biography :Alejandra Juárez

Alejandra Juárez is the Director of two pre-collegiate federal programs at California State University, Fresno, The Educational Talent Search Program (TRIO Program) and the GEAR UP (Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs). She grew up in Kerman, California and is an alumna of the Educational Talent Search Program. She has administered student outreach programs for ten years. Alejandra is a graduate of the University of California, Santa Cruz and has completed graduate work at the University of Southern California. She is currently involved with the GEAR UP Partnership, Westside Educational Partnership and the Mendota Community Partners. She is a strong advocate of increasing the college going rates for low-income first generation students in the San Joaquin Valley.