Dr. Elizabeth Gonzalez

Council Term: 2019-2023
VP of Conference

University of California, Los Angeles

Inaugural Director of HSI

Dr. Elizabeth Gonzalez serves Associate Vice President of Conference for the 2022 AHSIE Best Practices Conference. She currently serves as the inaugural Director of HSI at the University of California, Los Angeles.

Dr. Elizabeth Gonzalez is a change agent for equity and social justice. She is a Ñuu Savi (Mixtec) migrant and first-generation college graduate with a B.A. in psychology and education studies from UCLA, an M.S. and Ph.D. in psychology from UC Santa Cruz. She currently serves as the inaugural Director of the Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) at UCLA’ Office the Chancellor. 

Dr. Gonzalez has designed, implemented, and institutionalized multiple U.S. Department of Education Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) grants at UC Santa Cruz, San José City College, and San Diego City College. Through ESCALA, she has collaborated and coached institutional teams working collectively on campus-wide efforts to find solutions for moving towards 'serving' Latinx, low-income and first-generation students. Gonzalez serves as the Vice President of Conference for the Alliance of HSI Educators (AHSIE).