Data & Research, Quality Assessment, Expanded Learning Teacher Apprenticeship Pathway Project

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Leslye Lugo is a Senior Specialist with the Policy and Outreach team for the California AfterSchool Network (CAN). She joined the CAN team in February of 2021. Before joining the CAN team, Leslye supported BIPOC Transitional Age Youth (TAY) working in Expanded Learning, who sought to become public school teachers, counselors, and social workers for the San Francisco Unified School District. Leslye was also part of the lead agency for the San Francisco Educator Pathway Coalition (SFEPC) that helped inform this network of community-based organizations and educational institutions by bringing to the surface the barriers that TAY workers were experiencing. Leslye has also previously served as a Site Coordinator and Camp Director for a middle school program in San Francisco and knows firsthand how crucial it is to create a clear educator pipeline for youth workers in the Expanded Learning field.

For 15+ years, Leslye has served youth and families through advocacy work and direct service. She believes providing adequate resources to the Expanded Learning field is essential so that young people can access high-quality programs and youth workers can have thriving careers.

Leslye is originally from San Francisco but currently lives in Antioch to be closer to her family. She is a proud mother to a rambunctious toddler and a dog mom to an American Bully named Xola. Leslye is a big fan of Octavia Butler’s books and enjoys listening to crime podcasts. She also prefers to walk everywhere she goes and enjoys public transportation.