Julián Castro Instagram – 🌟LCF Team Member Spotlight 🌟:
Max Vargas, our Vice President of Economic Justice, is an innovative leader and strategic advocate committed to equity, justice, and liberation.
In his role, Max leads LCF efforts to catalyze and grow the economic security, mobility, and power of the Latino community. 💵🦾
He brings a range of policy, legal, and community experience to LCF.
Max has previously worked for First 5 California, Stockton Mayor Michael Tubbs, the California State Senate, the State Assembly, local workforce development and transportation agencies, and the National Council of La Raza (now UnidosUS). He holds a B.A. in Political Science from the University of the Pacific and a J.D. from the McGeorge School of Law. Max is also an alumnus of the Rose Center’s Equitable Economic Development Fellowship and the Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative, and serves on the board of Planned Parenthood Advocates Mar Monte and the Latino Center of Art and Culture.
Max is a former unaccompanied minor and political asylee from Peru whose personal story and career arc are rooted in reimagining the values and systems we uphold and for whom we uphold them. He is a loving father of three and husband to a proud Chicana, and enjoys travel, wine tasting, hip hop, and salsa dancing. 🕺
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