Shining a Light on Team Leo — in 2023!

In this week’s blog, we shine the spotlight on our staff in appreciation of their incredible work and dedication to the mission of public service and community engagement. “Team Leo” continues the legacy of Lt. Governor Leo T. McCarthy in leading for the common good through a multitude of programs and initiatives under the McCarthy Center and in collaboration with faculty, individual and organizational partnerships. Here, we share and showcase individual members on our team and their work to-come in 2023.

Karin Cotterman
Director, Engage San Francisco

Team research on literacy in the Fillmore with Dresden and Carla
Co-facilitating dialogues on whiteness and community engagement
Ed.D. anticipated May ’23

Carla Trujillo
Engage San Francisco Graduate Assistant

Co-facilitating with Cassidy at the Women of Color Leadership Conference on ESF Literacy
M.A. in Higher Education and Student Affairs anticipated May 2023
Team research on literacy with Dresden and Karin

Cassidy Steele
Engage San Francisco Graduate Assistant

Co-presenting at the Woman of Color Leadership Conference with Carla
Completing M.A. Counseling Psychology courses by July ’23 and beginning traineeship in August ’23

Camille Batiste
Engage San Francisco Program Assistant

Updating the Engage San Francisco website
Supporting ESF team with program implementation
Pursuing graduate studies in Public and Urban Affairs

Star Plaxton-Moore
Director, Community-Engaged Learning and McCarthy Center Programs

Designing community-engaged curriculum intensives for faculty
Delivering keynote talk at the Northwest Community Engagement Institute
Publishing two book chapters

Angeline Vuong
Associate Director, Community Engagement and Public Service Programs

Implementing community-engaged learning into existing programs
Creating ongoing alumni portal project for mentors
Inaugural member, Anti-Racism Committee at St. Ignatius Church

Jacqueline Scott Ramos
Community-Engaged Learning Program Manager

Abolition research on school-to-prison pipeline and housing injustice
Healing mentor with No More Tears
CEL and poetry publications

Leslie Lombre
Director, External Relations

Relaunching Conversations for the Common Good speakers series
Developing and expanding Board of Advisors
National storytelling and media coverage of Center’s success with Aisha and Delaney

Delaney Lumpkin
Graphic Design Assistant

Creating visuals for McCarthy Center programs, events
Designing layouts and graphics for student and center-wide newsletters
Photographing McCarthy Fellows portraits

Aisha Williamson-Raun
Communications Assistant

Recognizing McCarthy Center newsworthy content
Producing Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and WordPress stories, posts
Authoring articles for e-news, e-blasts, Annual Impact Report, and other publications

Dresden Frazier-Smith
Literacy Program Coordinator, Engage San Francisco

Presenting at the Continuums of Service Conference on student mental health
Presenting a webinar for the National Conference on Race and Ethnicity on activism and Black identity
Coauthored book chapter in Anti-Racism in Sports Organizations

Beth Gonzales
Program Assistant