Xilonin Cruz-Gonzalez
Xilonin Cruz-Gonzalez is Director of Programs at Californians Together, a statewide advocacy coalition of organizations from all segments of the education community that advises state and national policy-makers, and mobilizes communities to protect and promote access to quality education for California’s English Learners. She is proud to be both a fifth-generation Azusa, California resident and the daughter of a Mexican immigrant, and has served on the Azusa Unified School District Board of Education since 2001. She works to provide tools and resources to educators to foster a safe and inclusive learning environment for immigrant and refugee students.