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 MIGUEL
SANTIAGO
President
Board of Trustees
As a community organizer, educator
and government representative, Miguel Santiago prides himself
on working hard to empower Los Angeles working families.
Born in 1973 to immigrant parents, Miguel attended local
public schools, community college and then graduated magna
cum laude from the University of California, Los Angeles
(UCLA) majoring in History.
A lifelong resident of the San Fernando
Valley, Miguel has been an active, steady and consistent
member of his community. He is a founding
member and two-term past President of the Canoga Park Neighborhood
Council. With his assistance, Canoga Park became a nationally
recognized "All-American City." In the West San
Fernando Valley, he has been a member of the Winnetka
Chamber of Commerce, a board member of the LAPD Jeopardy
Program and a board member for the Canoga Park Main Street
Business Improvement District.
As an educator, Miguel taught middle
school at Guardian Angel Catholic School in Pacoima. Miguel
also served in several capacities at Our Lady
of the Valley Catholic Church. As Parish Director, his major
accomplishments were establishing educational outreach programs
for low-income and immigrant communities, developing projects
that increased political awareness and involvement, and coordinating
youth projects and charity programs. He also helped develop
the church's English-as-a-Second-Language Program, citizenship
drives, and voter education programs.
Miguel Santiago was appointed to
the Board of Trustees of the Los Angeles Community College
District on March 26, 2008 and was sworn in on April 9, 2008.
He was elected to the Board the following year during the
2009 primary election.
July 2011
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