Nat Rosales
Specialist, Policy & Outreach
CAN Newsletters, Equity Communications, Social Media, Graphic Design
Nat (they/them) is a Specialist for Policy & Outreach for the California AfterSchool Network (CAN). Their day-to-day is full of supporting CAN’s creative projects by leading the organization’s graphic design and social media work. Nat joined the team in June 2020 as the team’s Student Assistant before becoming a full-time team member in 2022. Before becoming a part of the CAN Team, Nat was a High School Educational Advisor as part of the College Access department for JCYC, an education non-profit based in Japantown, San Francisco that aims to make higher education more accessible for low-income, first-generation youth.
As a late-diagnosed Autistic professional, Nat has an unwavering commitment to equity and accessibility. They hope to continue to destigmatize disability in education and how accessibility is not something checked off of a list, but a mind and culture shift that should ground all of the work we do.
Nat graduated cum laude from San Francisco State University with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in Philosophy with a minor in Education in May 2020. They are an alum of ASAPConnect’s School of Leadership and Facilitation and gave a Story Showcase on the main stage at the 2024 National Afterschool Association Conference.
Nat was born and raised in Stockton, California, and never sees themself leaving Northern California. They spend their free time powerlifting in the gym, visiting art museums with their partner, and trying to get their cats Pepper and Toast to learn how to walk on a leash.