LUZ VAZQUEZ-RAMOS

A connector. An innovator. A problem solver. An action-oriented community builder.  

As a nonprofit admin geek, Luz has two decades of experience in nonprofit program, finance and operations management.  Luz is a graduate of the Middlebury Institute of International Studies with Masters degrees in Public Administration & International Education Management. She also holds a Bachelor's degree from California State University, Long Beach in Chicano Latino Studies. Luz is a native of Long Beach and she is passionate about community and economic development and has collaborated with education institutions and municipalities in California, Mexico, El Salvador, Peru  and in Kenya.

Luz came to the CMSC to assist with study abroad and conference program and curriculum design. Luz managed program applicant recruitment & selection as well as pre-departure and intercultural training. Currently Luz maintains fiscal accounts, fundraising and donor relations.

Before arriving at the CMSC, Luz has been a research and organizational development consultant for the American Institutes of Research, the Institute of International Education in Latina America and the Caribbean, the US Peace Corps in El Salvador, the Ministries of Education & Health in El Salvador, the city of Izalco, in El Salvador, the City of Calca in Peru, CETLALIC Institute, Salinas Valley Dream Academy, Andean Alliance for Sustainable Development, Cengage Learning-National Geographic, Skyline College, and Loyola Marymount University. Luz is also the co-founder and on-going consultant for the micro-enterprise, ManaOjushte San Isidro in El Salvador.

Luz is the former Board President for CASA 0101 Theater where she was a volunteer for 12 years. During her time at CASA 0101 Theater, Luz lead the organization’s formation of a board of directors and secured their 501 c(3) status. She also chaired the capital campaign committee that spearheaded the theater’s expansion project which secured a new venue with a state-of-the-art theater space that is five times larger.

Luz Vazquez-Ramos, Special Programs & Operations Director
Master of Public Administration (MPA) - MA, International Education Management - Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey
Bachelor of Arts, BA - Chicano and Latino Studies - CSU Long Beach

Email: luz@calmexcenter.org