Marisela Cervantes

Marisela Cervantes is the current Chief of Staff & Assistant Corporate Secretary at Southwestern Law School. Marisela has also worked as a Policy Consultant for both the College Futures Foundation and California Community Colleges. Marisela has also worked as a Senior Consultant for Velada Consulting and as the Office of the Dean at Charter College of Education for California State University-Los Angeles.

Marisela Cervantes has a Doctorate in Educational Leadership - Higher Education from California State University, Los Angeles. Marisela also has a Certificate in Public Relations from UCLA Extension and an MPA in Public Policy and Administration from California State University, Long Beach. Her BA is in Political Science from California State University, Los Angeles. Marisela is certified by NASPA - Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education in Escaleras Institute for Emerging Latinx Leaders in Higher Education (2016), Theirpanas Organized for Political Equality (HOPE) in HOPE Leadership Institute (2005), Leadership Institute For Tomorrow (L.I.F.T.) in Higher Education Leadership Development (2018), and LinkedIn in How to Build Credibility as a Leader.

They are on a team with Byron G. Stier - Associate Dean, Strategic Initiatives, Professor of Law & Director, Civil Litigation and Advocacy Concentration, Debra L. Leathers - Associate Dean, Institutional Advancement, and Julie Xanders - General Counsel. Marisela Cervantes reports to Darby Dickerson, President & Dean.