Our Team
The Rising Scholars Network is led by the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office in partnership with the Foundation for California Community Colleges. Rising Scholars Network regional coordinators are a part of the Chancellor’s Office Educational Services and Support Division under the leadership of Vice Chancellor Dr. Aisha Lowe and Dean Raul Arumbula.
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Chelsea Esquibias
Regional Coordinator
Serving the Central Valley, Sacramento, San Diego, and Imperial
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Kellie Nadler
Regional Coordinator
Serving Northern California, the Bay Area and Bakersfield
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Javier Rodriguez
Regional Coordinator
Serving the Central Coast, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside and the Inland Empire
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Rebecca Silbert
Senior Director
Rising Scholars Network Foundation for California Community Colleges
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Leslie LeBlanc
Specialist, Academic Planning and Development Educational Services and Support
Project Manager, Rising Scholars Network
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Marissa Anderson
Staff Services Analyst Educational Services and Support
Rising Scholars Network