Deborah Santiago
Higher Education Thought Leadership, Policy & Data Specialist, Latino Student Success Advocate
- Role
- CEO, Co-founder at Excelencia In Education
- Location
- Washington, DC, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Deborah Santiago
An innovator, thought leader and educational visionary, for over 20 years Deborah…
Experience
CEO, Co-founder
Jan 2004 — Present
As CEO of Excelencia in Education, an organization she co-founded in 2004, she informs policy and practice to accelerate Latino student success in postsecondary education. Working with institutional leaders, elected officials, and other decision makers, she leads research on higher education issues, including institutional capacity and evidence-based practices with a focus on Latino students and has successfully brought a Latino lens to the significant research and policy questions facing higher education today. She has been cited by The Economist, New York Times, The Washington Post, AP, NPR, and Univision, and is a frequent speaker and media commentator on issues about the status of Latino higher educational achievement.
Education
Virginia Tech
Master of Arts - MA
University of Mary Washington
Bachelor of Arts - BA
Skills
- Policy Analysis
- Grant Writing
- Proposal Writing
- Fundraising
- Program Evaluation
- Policy
- Teaching
- Training
- Volunteer Management
- Program Development
- Public Speaking
- Higher Education
- Public Policy
- Strategic Communications
- Program Management
- Survey Research
- Government
- Nonprofits
- Community Outreach
- Research
- Student Affairs
- Grants
- Non-Profits
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