| Raymond Hernandez has more than 25 years experience in the field of early childhood education. He has held key positions in several nonprofit organizations throughout California operating such programs as Head Start, Early Head Start, General Child Care, Migrant Child Care and State Preschool. Throughout his career, he has focused on developing management systems that help effectively manage and operate programs and ensure that measurable outcomes are attained while keeping the focus on providing quality services to children and families.
Active in numerous programs designed to promote quality levels of childcare throughout the state and country, Mr. Hernandez has served as president and secretary of the California Head Start Association, secretary of the Region IX Head Start Association and as an advisory committee member for the Head Start-State Collaboration. Additionally, he has maintained membership in such local organizations as the County of Los Angeles Child Care Planning Committee, the Los Angeles Junior Chamber of Commerce, and the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC).
As a native of Southern California, Mr. Hernandez completed his undergraduate work at California State Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo and his master’s of science in Education Administration at the University of Southern California. In addition, Mr. Hernandez was awarded a prestigious Riordon Volunteer Leadership Development Fellowship in 1997 and a 1999 position in the Johnson & Johnson Management Fellows Program at the John E. Anderson Graduate School of Management at UCLA.
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