The Board of Directors and staff at the Latino Leadership Council (LLC) recently established the Dr. Reyes Ortega Scholarship Fund at Placer Community Foundation (PCF) in honor of Dr. Ortega’s long-standing social justice activism, teachings, and mentorship.
Dr. Ortega serves on LLC’s Board and is Professor Emeritus at Sierra College teaching Chicana/o Studies and Chicano/Mexican American History. He was also instrumental in successfully designing the Sierra College Associate Degree in Chicana and Chicano Studies. Furthermore, while serving as an academic and personal counselor, Dr. Ortega introduced and co-coordinated the nationally acclaimed Puente Program at Sierra College, which maximizes access and promotes academic success in higher education.
“I am so very fortunate to serve on LLC’s Board and to have engaged as a practitioner of community service through LLC,” Dr. Ortega states. “Through education, health, and youth development, LLC carries the enormous responsibility of welcoming and introducing nuestra comunidad Latina [our Latin community] to the complexities and benefits of life in the United States. This gargantuan task cannot be achieved without the genuine commitment and dedication of an incredible staff and Board of Directors. Si Se Puede!”
