Roberto oversees the Self-Sufficiency area and has been a team member at SHCS since 2006. He has developed his leadership and success at Sacred Heart by expanding his portfolio from Youth Education Coordinator to Family Advocate to Education Manager over the years. He now oversees several programs and services ranging from youth and adult education to domestic violence support and systems change to employment and asset development programs to La Mesa Verde urban gardening and food justice network. All programs and services in his area of the agency involve building individual empowerment, mutual support networks, and collective power by pushing for more equitable systems in Santa Clara County and in the San Jose Unified School District. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from San José State University and a Masters of Arts in Educational Leadership and Administration from Santa Clara University.