Program Description
How do we as participants in higher education join together to address the economics of injustice embedded in our society's class system, as intensified by diversity characteristics? Please join us for a thought-provoking and change-oriented day of authentic conversation.
dr. becky martinez
dr. becky martinez is an independent consultant and trainer with a focus on social justice, inclusion, and leadership. She has worked in a variety of settings to create dynamic, interactive learning opportunities for people of all ages. In her administrative roles, she has provided vision and advocacy for professional and paraprofessional staff and students to develop themselves into their own definition of leader. Her work includes diverse groups at the college level, with community based organizations and with for-profit companies. Her experience and knowledge results in highly effective trainings, workshops, coaching, and seminars.
becky’s career portfolio includes working as an administrator within the California State University, the University of California, and the Colorado State University systems as well as private liberal arts colleges. She is a Social Justice Training Institute alumna, a Lead facilitator for the LeaderShape Institute, and a former certified counselor-advocate through Peace over Violence (previously Los Angeles Commission on Assaults Against Women). becky is currently a doctoral student in the Organizational Leadership program at the University of La Verne. Her dissertation is focused on social justice and transformative learning with a focus on the impact of the Social Justice Training Institute. She holds a Master of Science degree in Student Affairs in Higher Education from Colorado State University and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Biology from the University of La Verne.
