HCM Welcomes Jonathan Herrera as 2023 Fall K-12 Policy Fellow
HCM is thrilled to welcome to our team our newest K-12 policy fellow: Jonathan Herrera!
Jonathan Herrera began his career in the nonprofit sector at Sunday Friends Foundation, implementing two COVID-19 Rental Assistance programs. He distributed over $650k to over 200 families and provided educational programming to low-income and undocumented families. He continued his career as a field director for Dulce Vasquez for Los Angeles City Council, District 9, campaign manager for both Cheslea Byers for West Hollywood City Council and Marco Santana for Los Angeles City Council, District 6 Special, and managing other issue based campaigns in Los Angeles County. Most recently, he comes from Meta, as a Business Analyst, within the Vendor Engagements, Global Research Operations team, providing assistance to the purchasing and engagement program, counseling UX Researchers, and expanding data and reporting infrastructure to provide real-time insights on UXR Vendor Engagement quarterly, monthly, and weekly contract cycles and purchase order metrics.
Currently, he is a candidate for an M.S.Ed in Education Policy at the University of Pennsylvania, Graduate School of Education. He holds a B.S. in Political Science and minor in professional writing from Santa Clara University. He is a first-generation college and masters student, Latino, and son of immigrants dedicated to creating social impact by driving change through public policy and civic engagement.
He is passionate about education and immigration as it relates to creating more equitable opportunities for everyone.
Jonathan will work with HCM’s K-12 policy team on issues and projects like Harvard's Education Recovery Scorecard, focus groups with the National PTA, and high quality instructional materials with the Collaborative for Student Success.
Fun Facts About Jonathan:
He was born and raised in Los Angeles, CA
He is a Gates Millennium Scholar
Enjoys snowboarding and loves flamin’ hot Cheetos
Welcome to the HCM team, Jonathan!
About the HCM Strategists Fellowship Program
The HCM Strategists fellowship program offers a unique opportunity for professional growth and learning with opportunities in both our postsecondary and K-12 education policy practices.
Our fellowship program is open to collaborative, organized problem-solvers who have a strong interest in education policy and are passionate about improving education for all students through communications and advocacy. Our fellows are enthusiastic, innovative and strategic thinkers with excellent verbal and written communications skills, and have a strong commitment to our clients and our work in the policy field. Our fellows play an important role in supporting leaders across our education team, specifically in the areas of school finance, accountability and reporting systems, advancing civics and STEM opportunities for all students, and other areas of education policy.
HCM Strategists is an impact-driven consulting firm that believes in the transformative power of education and work-based learning to improve social and economic mobility for communities that have been marginalized or historically underserved. Our work delivers a consequential impact on the national narrative, policy options and leaders responsible for change.
