Lisa Villarreal, Board Secretary

Independent Nonprofit Advisor

Lisa Villarreal is an independent nonprofit advisor currently serving on the advisory and governing boards of the San Francisco Exploratorium, Safe and Sound, the Partnership for Children and Youth, Attendance Works, the Community School for Creative Education, and the National Equity Project. Lisa previously served as CEO for the Youth Ventures Joint Powers Authority/Oakland Thrives in Oakland California, Education Program Officer for the San Francisco Foundation, Executive Director for the Center for Cooperative Research and Extension Services at the University of California Davis, Executive Director of the California Healthy Start Field Office, Board of Directors for Grantmakers for Education, and Chaired the Steering Committee for the National Coalition for Community Schools. Her career has spanned over four decades with an emphasis on racial equity, social justice, and community school partnerships at every turn.