Lopez to head Student Housing & Equity

Joshua Lopez is the new interim Student Housing & Equity director for Imperial Valley College, IVC announced recently.

Lopez, a native of Sacramento, moved to the Imperial Valley as a child and attended elementary school in Calipatria. By this time, his parents were no longer in the picture. Lopez was cared

Joshua Lopez, interim Student Housing & Equity director.

for by his grandparents Antonio and Inez Lopez until the age of 9. Shortly

after, his uncle and aunt, Gerald and Maria Lopez McGill, welcomed Lopez and his sister into their home and started providing some stability in their life.

Lopez said it truly takes a village to raise a child and he’s thankful for his foster parents, Roxanne and Jeffrey Curtis, along with the guidance of school disciplinarians. He started valuing his education while gaining confidence in his abilities to overcome setbacks in life. He credits David Shaw, his high school counselor and football coach for his role in Lopez attending Mayville State University in North Dakota, where he received a fice of Education, Alterfootball scholarship and native Education, which earned his bachelor’s dehe describes as “the most Ever gree thought in psychology. about pursing With an rewarding exciting career experience as a Pharin

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