We carefully chose faculty who had first-hand experience in their class topics and who were themselves models of integrated leadership for community and social change. All ComPlan Instructors are experts and professionals who are leading positive changes in policy, systems integration and program implementation.  

Current Semester Faculty 

Benjamin Torres

Joy Elliott

Jimar Wilson

Mary Lee, PolicyLink Deputy Director

Faculty List

• Francisco Arzu, International Brotherhood of Teamsters Organizer

• Tammy Bang Luu, Labor Community Strategy Center Associate Director

• Tafarai Bayne, Transportation Commissioner City of Los Angeles

• Chrissie Castro, Consultant, organizer in the American Indian community

• Lian Cheun, Khmer Girls in Action (KGA) Executive Director

• Will Coley, Social Media Consultant

• Susana Coracero, Civic Engagement Professional

• Alvaro Huerta, National Immigration Law Center (NILC) Staff Attorney

• Kokayi Kwa Jitahidi, Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy (LAANE) Senior Community Organizer

• Elizabeth Sunwoo, Consultant, former community and labor organizer

• Eddie Torres, Youth Policy Institute  Assistant Director

• Lucia Torres, Youth Development Professional

• Vanessa Vela Lovelace, CDTech Director of Programs

• Enrique Velasquez, PolicyLink Program Associate

• Denise Fairchild, President & CEO Emerald Cities Collaborative; CDTech Executive Director Emeritus