Cecilia Santiago-Gonzalez, E.D.
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
Director of Strategic Initiatives for Student Success
Dr. Cecilia Santiago-González is the Director of Strategic Initiatives for Student Success at Cal Poly Pomona where she oversees the Bronco Advising Center, all matters related to university advising policy, professional development for advisors, student success communication, graduation pledge programs, advising technology, and supports the university’s Graduation Initiative 2025 efforts.
She is also an adjunct faculty member in the Educational Leadership department at Cal State Fullerton where she supervises graduate students engaged in their student affairs/higher education fieldwork. She has also taught courses in educational research and assessment, history of higher education, and developmental writing.
Cecilia received a Doctorate of Education in Educational Leadership from the University of Southern California. Her dissertation work focused on identifying the ways in which faculty act as institutional agents for low-income Latino students in STEM disciplines at a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI). She has a Master’s degree in College Student Affairs from Azusa Pacific University and a Bachelor’s degree in Social Work from Whittier College.
