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Julian Ledesma is currently serving as Interim Associate Vice Chancellor for Student Equity and Success
Julian comes from a family of undocumented immigrants and a bracero father. The youngest and only US born member of his family, he is a product of blue collar and racially diverse East Oakland. Before starting his role as Interim AVC, Julian served as the Senior Executive Director of the Centers for Educational Equity and Excellence (CE3), helping to lead a cluster of over ten programs that specialize in serving communities of systemically marginalized students at Berkeley. Among Julian’s previous roles he also served as director of Berkeley’s Educational Opportunity Program (EOP). With over 26 years of service to the University of California, Julian has also worked for TRIO both in Educational Talent Search and as director of Student Support Services (SSS). Among his professional recognitions, Julian has received the Berkeley Staff Assembly “Excellence in Management Award” and the campus Excellence in Advising “Advising Hero” Award for career achievement. He also served as Vice Chair for the Oakland based De La Fuente Scholarship Foundation and is an active member of NACADA: “The Global Community for Academic Advising” having previously served as chair of NACADA Region 9. Julian, his wife, and his three siblings are all proud UC Berkeley Alum. He completed his master’s degree from San Francisco State University and recently earned his Doctorate degree in educational leadership from UC Davis. Julian enjoys spending time with his wife and two boys, coaching youth baseball, and classic American muscle cars. Julian is extremely proud to be a lifelong Golden State Warriors fan.
