Luis A. Sánchez
Vice President

Luis Sanchez currently serves as the Chief of Staff to the Los Angeles Unified School Board President Monica Garcia. Over the last ten years, Mr. Sanchez has dedicated his life to building a movement for educational and economic justice in the communities of the Eastside. Mr. Sanchez works from the belief that education is the great equalizer in our society and all students must be provided with a quality education and the resources to succeed.

As the former Executive Director of InnerCity Struggle (ICS), an organization that works with youth and families to improve education and the quality of life in the Eastside communities of Boyle Heights, East Los Angeles, El Sereno and Lincoln Heights, he organized youth, parents, and community leaders to lead campaigns for affordable housing, safe and healthy neighborhoods, building of new schools, hiring of more counselors in local high schools, developing progressive and pro-active discipline policies and ensuring college access for all students in East Los Angeles. He built a cadre of educated and organized parents and students that have advocated and demanded for quality education in Eastside schools.

Under the leadership of Mr. Sanchez, ICS worked in partnership with organizations from across the city to achieve a policy change that requires all students be placed on the college track in the Los Angeles school district. ICS efforts educated thousands of students and community members in East Los Angeles on the issue of college access and mobilized hundreds to hold the district accountable to ensure all students are prepared for college or the 21st Century workforce.

Mr. Sanchez's visionary leadership has led him to serve on various non-profit boards and advisory committees. He is currently a board member of the Boyle Heights Learning Collaborative and a member of the funding board for the Liberty Hill Foundation in Los Angeles.

Mr. Sanchez is a graduate of UC Berkeley with a degree in English. His mother, a longtime teacher in the Montebello Unified School District, who won 'Teacher of the Year' in 2003, shaped his commitment and passion for education. In addition, he operates his own consulting company, Xibalba Consulting. His areas of expertise are community organizing, leading electoral campaigns, developing effective communications plans and coordinating organizational strategic planning processes. He currently resides in El Sereno with his spouse.