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LA's BEST Partnership & Collaboration Inquiry Form
Thank you for your interest in partnering with LA’s BEST! We are excited to explore opportunities to collaborate and positively impact the lives of the students and families we serve. This form is designed to gather essential information about you and/or your organization, your proposed partnership, and how to align our efforts for mutual success.
Please take a few minutes to complete the form, providing as much detail as possible. Your responses will help us assess the potential for collaboration and guide our next steps.
Katherine Lucero
Regional Director
Katherine Lucero is a committed community builder with over 10 years of
experience in the field of Expanded Learning. Her community building
began as a summer camp counselor for West Los Angeles’ Regis House
Community Center, where she now serves as a Board Member. After
attaining her B.A. at the University of California, Santa Cruz, she began
working with LAUSD – Beyond the Bell – Youth Development Program in
August 2013 and held various leadership roles during her time with the
program.
Katherine joined the LA’s BEST family as Staff Development Program
Coordinator in August 2021 where she led a collaborative and innovative
team through the development, promotion, and facilitation of professional
development opportunities for various LA’s BEST district-wide staffing
roles.
Katherine now leads as a Regional Director for the South Region where her
role is to coach, lead, develop, and support key organizational stakeholders
and systems to ensure the enhancement, access, and sustainability of
quality programming.