Dr. Ana Margarita "Cha" Guzman is the first woman president of Palo Alto College (PAC) in San Antonio, Texas. Under Dr. Guzman's leadership Palo Alto College has become the economic engine of the South Side of San Antonio, producing a growth in enrollment increase of 30 percent during the past four years. A native of Cuba, Dr. Ana Guzman has been in educational administration for more than 30 years and is a leading voice for Hispanic Americans in education.
Dr. Ana Guzman served as a Senior Advisor to Education Secretary Richard Riley during the last year of the Clinton administration. Dr. Ana Guzman also served as the chair of President Clinton's White House Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanic American from 1993 to 2000. As chair, she was responsible for the development of the following publications: Our Nation on the Fault Line: Hispanic American Education (1996); Testing Hispanic Students in the United States: Technical and Policy Issues (1999); and What Works for Latino Youth (2000). Dr. has been President of the Texas Association of Chicanos in Higher Education and is currently a Board of Trustee on The College Board. Giving back to the community has always been the focus of Dr. Guzman's career in education.
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