MyPath
Claudia Villicaña's work experience includes serving as the Chief Program Officer at MyPath since 2023. Prior to that, they held the position of Program Manager at UC Berkeley from 2013 to 2023, where they developed and managed a peer-to-peer financial wellness program for students. Claudia also worked as the Director of Alliance Programming at the Higher Education Financial Wellness Alliance from 2020 to 2021, coordinating events and programming to increase membership and reach. Furthermore, Claudia was an Advisory Board Member for the Higher Education Financial Wellness Summit from 2014 to 2020, contributing to the growth and organization of the national conference. Claudia also worked at Arizona State University, managing scholarship services and serving in various roles related to financial aid counseling and program coordination. Lastly, Claudia worked as a Program Officer at the Orange County Community Foundation from 2007 to 2010.
Claudia Villicaña has a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree in Sociology from UC Irvine, which they obtained from 2002 to 2007. Claudia further pursued their education at Arizona State University from 2011 to 2013, earning a Master's degree in Public Policy.
MyPath
A national nonprofit headquartered in the Mission District of San Francisco, MyPath supports youth from low income families to take control of their finances and achieve economic mobility. To this end, MyPath engineers effective models that support youth to save and build credit; shares what works with the field and through training and technical assistance to support the adoption of our approaches in communities; and advances policy change in partnership with young people. Our results and best practices have been published by the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, the Journal of Consumer Affairs and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.