SPSCC names Amanda Ybarra executive diversity officer
South Puget Sound Community College has named Amanda Ybarra the college’s executive diversity officer. Ybarra began her new role on Aug. 1.
Ybarra had been a sociology professor at SPSCC since 2013. Before that, she worked for the California Center for Rural Policy and LatinoNet. She also worked with the Environmental Protection Agency and Yurok Tribe of California to assess pesticide use near tribal lands and its impact on the subsistence and cultural use of the lands, according to a news release.
Ybarra, an SPSCC alumna, earned her bachelor’s degree with a focus in sociology and media from The Evergreen State College and a master’s degree, with a dual focus in public sociology and teaching sociology, from Humboldt State University in northern California.
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This story was originally published August 25, 2022 at 5:00 AM with the headline "SPSCC names Amanda Ybarra executive diversity officer."
