Education Policy Director
The Hispanic Federation, New York Equity Coalition, REACH NY
Diana E. Cruz currently serves as the Education Policy Director for Hispanic Federation, where she supports The Latino Education Advocacy Directors (LEAD) Coalition, which consists of leading education advocacy organizations committed to improving Latinx academic outcomes and opportunities in New York State. Her interests include socio-economic and race inequalities in K-12th and higher education, high school-college-career transition/access, first generation students’ college attainment pathways, college advising mechanisms, and student support services. Cruz holds a master’s in education policy from Teachers College, Columbia University and two bachelors from Sonoma State University in Psychology and Spanish.