College of Alameda's Puente team attended Puente’s 40th Anniversary Statewide Conference: Healing & Justice in Education from March 1, 2023, to March 3, 2023, at the Riverside Convention Center, in Riverside Ca. This conference brings together Puente college and secondary practitioners from California, Texas, and Washington States. Puente practitioners had the opportunity to network, hear from leaders in educational equity and justice, deepen their instructional and advising equity practices, and engage with Puente’s new Equity Framework and Anthology. The CoA Puente team includes Puente Counselor Danna Chavez Baquero, Student Services Specialist Alejandro Gonzalez, English Professor Sandra Vaughn, and Director Horacio Corona Lira. A special shout out to Puente counselor Baquero, who was recognized during the conference for having completed the 2022 Puente Summer Institute training. This professional development opportunity was sponsored by the Puente State Office.

This article was included in the College of Alameda March 29, 2023 President's Report. To view the full report, click here.