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Lisa Rodriguez, Ph.D. POD and Title V Director Professional & Organizational Development she/her/hers Catalyst for performance, growth, and Jedi things in higher education
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Professional Development
by Dr. Lisa Rodriguez

Title V Director, 2013-2018; POD Assistant Director & Title V Director, 2019-2022; Acting Director, POD and Title V Director 2022-Present

      • Communicating with Disc 

        Departments Served:

        • Facilities Core Team, August 2025
        • Promise+/InReach, August 2025
        • EOPS/CARE/CalWorks/Reach/Next Up Teams, May 2025
        • Dual Enrollment Team, May, 2025
        • Purchasing, Printing, Mail Services Team, April 2025 
        • Basic Needs Team, April, 2025
        • Student Services Managers, January, 2025
        • High School Outreach, InReach, Promise Plus Team, June 2024; Rising Scholars Team, February, 2024
        •  Library and Learning Resources Division, Summer, 2022; Management Essentials Series, May 2023; Classified Staff Series: August 2022, December, 2022; ACCESS Team, May, 2022;
      • Emotional Intelligence
        • Police & Campus Safety, August 2025
        • Human Resources Classified and Management Staff, March, 2024
        • CARE/CALWORKS, REACH, and EOP&S, September 2023 - Feb. 2024
        • Grounds Staff & Manager, Fall 2022 & Winter, 2023 (3 sessions)
      • DEI
        • DEI Learning Opportunities for Faculty (FLEX), February,  2025; Lecture: From Trauma-Informed to Healing-Centered: Shifting Mindset and Practices (FLEX), February, 2025
        • Recognizing DEI in Faculty Evaluations (H.18), June, 2024
        • Reimagining Chingona: Then & Now (Research and Culture for Latina Identities),  March 2023
        • DEI in Management Evaluations, April 2022
        • Hiring Black Faculty: Update for ASPIRE-Umoja program students and staff. Mt. SAC April 2022.
      • H.S.I./Latine/x, Title V Grant
        • From HSI to Predominantly Latino/a/e/x Serving: Prioritizing Liberatory Outcomes, COLEAGAS, November, 2024
        • The Path to Freedom Dreaming: The Scope, Reality, and Success Stories of Mt. SAC’s HSI Grant, AHSIE (Alliance for Hispanic Serving Institution Educators)  with Cathy Stute, Sr. Research Analyst,  March, 2024
        • Amplifying HSI Identity at Mt. SAC and HSI “Servingness” Going Beyond the “H” Providing First Chances for Students Who Have Experienced Incarceration (Title V, Rising Scholars, TRIO/ACES, HSI Equipo), COLEGAS 2023
      • Diversity/Equity/Intersectionality
        • Recognizing DEI for Faculty (H.18), Spring 2024
        • PRIDE Certificate Workshop (6 hours) for Instructional Leadership Team, December, 2023
        • Art As Self-Love: Culture, Identity, and Queering Mental Health, CCC LGBTQIA+ Annual Sumit (with Gio Rodriguez, Director, El Centro), April 2023
        • Diversity & Self Governance for Customer Service, Keynote address for the Yuba City Community College District’s Staff Convocation, August 2, 2018
Certifications
Education & Recognition
  • B.A., English & World Literature, Cal Poly, Pomona
  • M.A., Education (for Social Justice),
    Claremont Graduate University
  • Ph.D., Higher Education, Claremont Graduate University
  • Outstanding Manager of the Year (2024), Mt. SAC Faculty Academic Senate Annual Awards at FLEX
  • Outstanding Manager (1 of 3 awards), (2024) Management Steering Team
  • President's Award for Excellence & Innovation in Teaching and Learning, Outcomes Committee for the Title V Grant Team (2024)
  • VOICES Burning Bright Award (2024) for the Title V Grant Team (2024)