Carlos Lopez has over a decade of experience as an associate dean, instructor, program coordinator, and academic advisor at secondary and postsecondary institutions focused on historically marginalized learners. He recently finished a stint at the Colorado Department of Education focusing on concurrent enrollment programs and increasing the state’s FAFSA completion rates and is the current Associate Director of Admissions at the Morgridge College of Education at the University of Denver. They earned a bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Metropolitan State University of Denver and master’s degrees in Liberal Arts and Education Leadership and Policy Studies, Higher Education from St. John’s College – Santa Fe and University of Texas – San Antonio, respectively. He is currently a doctoral student planning research in success for marginalized learners and/or LGBTQ+ communities.
Carlos Lopez
Creating Safe Spaces for Nonbinary Students in CTE Classrooms
Through data collection and analysis, this project aims to establish a repository of best practices and resources for the College of Health Sciences and Administration at Emily Griffith Technical College (EGTC) to draw on as it develops training and materials for supporting specific student populations.
Advance CTE Fellows are gaining the skills and connections to pursue state leadership positions and advance high-quality, equitable state postsecondary CTE systems.
