Dr. Leticia P Lopez

Dr. Leticia P Lopez currently serves as the Academic Dean at San Diego City College since July 2021, bringing extensive experience in higher education within the San Diego Community College District since 2002, where roles have included Professor of Spanish at San Diego Mesa College and various leadership positions such as SEEDS Program Co-Coordinator and International Education and Honors Program Coordinator. Previous positions also include Program Manager for HSI Grants at San Diego Mesa College from January 2017 to March 2022, along with a fellowship at USDA as an E.Kika De La Garza Fellow in 2012. Dr. Lopez began academic roles as a Lecturer at San Diego State University and a Teaching Associate at UC Santa Barbara, where a Ph.D. in Hispanic Language and Literature was earned from 1996 to 2001.