Mikva Challenge
Carla Rubalcava has a varied work experience, starting with their current role as the Managing Director of Illinois Programs at Mikva Challenge since April 2021. Prior to that, they worked as the Director of Enrollment Management at City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College from April 2019 to March 2021, and as the Director of Enrollment Management at Holy Trinity High School in Chicago from September 2016 to April 2019. Carla also served as the Community Engagement Manager at the Academy for Urban School Leadership from December 2013 to September 2016, and as the Neighborhood Advisory Council Facilitator at Kids First Chicago in September 2013. Earlier in their career, they held roles as the Director of Nutrition Services and Regulatory Specialist at the Association for Child Development from January 2011 to September 2013, and as the Resource Coordinator/Community Organizer at the Organization of the NorthEast/Daniel Boone Elementary from February 2008 to November 2009.
Carla Rubalcava completed their Bachelor of Arts degree in International Studies from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, where they studied from 2002 to 2007. In 2006, they briefly attended Tecnológico de Monterrey, but did not receive a degree or specify a field of study for this period.