Laticia Erving

About Laticia Erving

Laticia Erving is a native daughter of San Francisco, born and raised in the city’s Bayview Hunters Point neighborhood. Reared in relative foster care, Laticia learned at an early age about the value of a caring adult in a young person\'s life. She has committed her professional and personal life to the success and achievement of students and families in San Francisco. Beginning her service at just 19 years old, Laticia holds 23 years of experience in SFUSD working to ensure the voices of SFUSD families are elevated and recognized as essential assets to the forward movement of San Francisco’s educational institutions. Laticia is currently the Director of the African American Achievement and Leadership Initiative, a department that sits in the Superintendent’s office. Prior to her current role she served as the Program Manager for the African American Parent Advisory Council following 16 years as a Family Liaison serving two of San Francisco’s most underserved Black communities. Laticia is an active advocate in the community, currently serving on the Board of Directors for The SMART Program and holds a seat on the African American Reparations Advisory Committee for San Francisco. Of the many titles Laticia holds, her most important and cherished is parent and caregiver to two amazing young women, Denaysia and De\'Yani. Denaysia, a medical technician and De’Yani, a sophomore at a Historically Black College and University. Laticia’s life guiding quote comes from one her sheroes, Shirley Chisholm, “Service is the rent we pay for the privilege of living on this earth.”

Experience

1. Interim Executive Director

   San Francisco Unified School District

   Jul 2025 — Present

Education

• City College of San Francisco

  Associate of Arts - AA

• Arizona State University College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

  Bachelor of Science - BS

• City College of San Francisco

  Associate of Science - AS