Guest Speaker

Renato P. Almanzor, Ph.D.

Renato P. Almanzor, Ph.D. experience emerges from many years consulting and training groups committed to multicultural organization development and social justice. His clients have included universities, non-profit organizations, medical clinics, and government agencies. His services range from executive coaching and strategic planning to change management and team development. He has delivered keynote addresses, conference workshops, and panel presentations on issues related to leadership for equity, cultural diversity, community development, and organizational change with a social justice agenda.

Dr. Almanzor received is Ph.D. in organizational psychology from the California School of Professional Psychology, M.S. in counseling from San Diego State University, and B.A. in psychology from the University of California, Davis. He has also been a professor at Alliant International University and the University of San Francisco. He continues to serve on dissertation committees, supervise graduate interns, and teach courses as an adjunct.

Renato is currently the Manager for Community Partnership Development at the Bay Area Coalition for Equitable Schools (BayCES). In this capacity he is responsible for developing and coordinating community engagement strategies throughout Oakland towards the creation of new small schools, the conversion of large comprehensive schools, and the redesign of the school district.

Dr. Almanzor serves on the Board of Directors for the Oakland Asian Student Educational Services (OASES) as the Vice President, the School Site Council of his son’s school, and actively supports many Multicultural groups, especially Asian Pacific and Pilipino organizations, student groups, and community-based agencies.