Ana (she/her) is a first generation Chicana/Latina born in the Bay Area and raised between borders. Her childhood experiences with her grandmother in Michoacán, Mexico, not only shaped her identity but her everyday work as a community leader, activist and mama scholar. Ana has worked both in the public and non-profit sector with youth and community development programs in leadership, advocacy, and cultural awareness. As the new Executive Director for El Concilio of San Mateo County, Ana is excited to continue working directly with the community to address the needs of our most underserved and vulnerable populations. Her community leadership includes serving in a steering committee for New Voices for Youth, in the Community Art Advisory Board for the Chan Zuckerberg Community Space,  organizing an annual Latinx Youth Conference, and most recently appointed to the County of San Mateo’s Commission on the Status of Women.  Ana has her doctorates in Multicultural Education from the University of San Francisco and is also an adjunct faculty at Cal State University East Bay in the Ethnic Studies Department.