Cecilia Romero is the Deputy Director at Rancho Cielo, a 100-acre campus in Salinas providing education, career training, and enrichment for underserved and disengaged youth in Monterey County.
Previous work has involved academic counseling at the middle and high school levels and statewide education policy development and implementation. Ms. Romero holds a B.A. from UC Davis and a Master’s degree in Education from San Jose State University. Her volunteer activities include serving as a Core Leader for the Non-Profit Alliance for Monterey County and as Wish Granter for the Make a Wish Foundation. She is also a member of the Community Foundation for Monterey County 2019 LEAD Institute class. Ms. Romero was born in El Salvador and now lives in Salinas, CA with her husband and their two children.
Motto: “Be yourself. Everyone else is already taken.”