Making It Known That Latinos Have an Education ‘Ally and Partner’: Whether working to improve nonprofit organizations or directing the Obama campaign in Texas, Juan Sepulveda has learned the importance of what he calls “crowdsourcing,” or encouraging widespread input from diverse participants to develop better public policy.
“The more people you get involved, the more unique ideas you’ll receive,” he says.
Now Sepulveda brings those ideas to Washington, D.C., in his new job as executive director of the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans. Headquartered at the U.S. Education Department, the initiative is a high-profile perch through which Hispanic-serving colleges and Latino education leaders can provide input on issues from preschool through higher education."
