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Community Advisory Board member
Beatrice Zamora is a native San Diegan involved in advocacy, social justice, and education. Beatrice promotes cultural arts and social justice for several under-served communities in San Diego. In 2015, Beatrice retired from a distinguished career in the California Community Colleges where she held positions as faculty and college dean. She keeps active teaching and preserving indigenous dance and traditions of Mexico, serves on several community boards including, The Mexicayotl Indio Cultural Center, The SD and Imperial Valley ACLU, The Chicano Park Steering Committee, The Community Advisory Council of the Centro Cultural de la Raza, The Kanap Kuahan Coalition, and The Kumeyaay & Original Peoples Alliance. Beatrice is co-owner of Tolteca Press, established in 2020 with her husband, Dr. Mario Aguilar. She authored an award-winning bilingual children’s book, The Spirit of Chicano Park/El espíritu del Parque Chicano in April, 2020.