As the school's Chief Academic Officer, I will work closely with a dedicated team of school administrators and staff to ensure an innovative Ignatian educational program meets the needs of our students and families academically, spiritually, and co-circularly.

TUNE INTO JUST CONVERSATIONS.Positioned at the nexus of faith & matters pertaining to race, justice, and Catholic education, Just Conversations is a podcast that highlights historical and current happenings in the realm of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Anti-Racism, while focusing on solutions, systems-change, and the amplification of voices working to create a more egalitarian society for all. Join educators Jamal Adams and Dr. Nate Sessoms as they engage in authentic, provocative dialogue seasoned with critical perspectives, scholarship, and life experiences. Together, they will conduct interviews and moderate panel discussions featuring campus and community leaders, interrogate issues related to mission & identity, and answer live questions from listeners. Just Conversations also aims to increase levels of awareness, while normalizing conversations on all forms of marginalization and oppression. There’s room for everyone in the movement! So, no matter how much you know (or don’t know), we invite you to engage with us! After all, these are Just Conversations!Reach out to Jamal and Nate! Do you have any thoughts, feedback, or questions to be answered on the show? Feel free to send them an email at justconversations@ignatiansolidarity.net and they’ll get back to you on air or one-on-one!

Chief Academic Officer responsible for leading a talent faculty and staff in the execution of a secondary education for over 600 high school students. La Salle College Preparatory using the Lasaillian charism, values and ideologies in the tradition established by the Christian Brothers.

In the context of Ignatian Education, the Director of Diversity & Inclusion works to create a “community of respect” among students, parents, faculty and staff for all individuals regardless of racial identity, socio-economic background, religious creed, geographic location, gender or sexual orientation. The Director of Equity & Inclusion serves as the primary leader in Loyola High School of Los Angeles’s efforts in this area. The Director of Equity & Inclusion should have as a main goal the development of an inclusive environment, which welcomes and celebrates all of our students, faculty and staff at Loyola High School of Los Angeles.

Currently teaching Introduction to Economics and African American Studies courses to senior level students at Loyola High School. The African American Studies class, a new course to the curriculum, was developed in my first year of teaching through a written proposal that was approved through the University of California course approval process. Elected member of Loyola Faculty Senate, as well as Loyola’s Student Discipline Board.As the Head Varsity Basketball Coach, I have helped guide the team to three league titles, two appearances in CIF Southern Section Semifinals, a CIF Southern Section runner up. We have also been invited the last three seasons to the CIF State Tournament, winning the Loyola’s first state level playoff game in school history in 2009. Overall record as a coach is 128-49, which includes a year of 8-18 where our team was decimated with injuries. In 2009, I was awarded the National Double Goal Coach of Year Award by the Positive Coach Alliance, CIF Division IIA Coach of Year, as well as being the subject of a featured article in the Los Angeles Times is 2009. This past season, the Cubs accumulated a 25-6 record including winning the CIF Division I-A title, a post season Top 10 in the state ranking and another Coach of the Year Award. I have helped coach players that have went on to play collegiately at Kansas, University of California at Berkeley, University of California at Davis, Syracuse, Kansas State, Mercer University, Georgetown University, American University and University of Pennsylvania.

Currently teaching Introduction to Economics and African American Studies courses to senior level students at Loyola High School. The African American Studies class, a new course to the curriculum, was developed in my first year of teaching through a written proposal that was approved through the University of California course approval process. Elected member of Loyola Faculty Senate, as well as Loyola’s Student Discipline Board.As the Head Varsity Basketball Coach, I have helped guide the team to three league titles, two appearances in CIF Southern Section Semifinals, a CIF Southern Section runner up. We have also been invited the last three seasons to the CIF State Tournament, winning the Loyola’s first state level playoff game in school history in 2009. Overall record as a coach is 128-49, which includes a year of 8-18 where our team was decimated with injuries. In 2009, I was awarded the National Double Goal Coach of Year Award by the Positive Coach Alliance, CIF Division IIA Coach of Year, as well as being the subject of a featured article in the Los Angeles Times is 2009. This past season, the Cubs accumulated a 25-6 record including winning the CIF Division I-A title, a post season Top 10 in the state ranking and another Coach of the Year Award. I have helped coach players that have went on to play collegiately at Kansas, University of California at Berkeley, University of California at Davis, Syracuse, Kansas State, Mercer University, Georgetown University, American University and University of Pennsylvania.

Selected to Coach in Nike's Elite 100 Camp.The first skill development event of the summer will focus on the nation’s best underclassmen in St. Louis, at the NIKE Elite 100, known previously as the NIKE Hoop Jamboree. Featuring many of the best instructors and elite high school coaches in the country, this event helps build a foundation of the knowledge of the game for years to come. The goal for the NIKE Elite 100 is to give the best players the opportunity to develop their skills and to grow their game to heights never imagined.