2007/10/31 Council Agenda Packet

•..w , Christina Castorena Short Bio Christina has worked in the post-secondary level of education for nineteen years. She is currently the Associate Dean for Diversity at Everett Community College,where she has been employed since 1998. Christina earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Social Work from Colorado State University and her Masters of Education degree from Western Washington University. She is a long-time community activist and is involved in local community organizations and activities representing and advocating for communities of color and other under- represented groups. Currently, Christina serves as the chair of the YMCA's Minority Achievers Program Advisory Committee and has been involved since the program was introduced in Snohomish County in 2001. Christina is also a member of the Snohomish County MLK Community Celebration Committee. Her previous community involvement include past president of the Whatcom Hispanic Organization and Bellingham Chapter of the League of United Latin American Citizens. She also served as the first chair of the Whatcom Human Rights Taskforce,which was formed in response to hate-crimes in Whatcom County in the early 1990's. Christina was recently honored with two awards. She was recently selected as the"2007 Outstanding Advocate for Equity"by the Washington State Trustees Association of Community and Technical Colleges. And, she was honored by the YMCA of Snohomish County Minority Achievers Program,which presented her the"Ray Sievers Adult Achievers"award last spring.