Maria Cervantes

Maria G. Cervantes, MBA, currently serves as the Executive Director of the UCI-OC Alliance and is a member of the Board of Directors at AltaMed Health Services. With extensive experience in community partnerships and strategic communications, Maria previously held the position of Director of Partnerships and Strategic Communications at Latino Health Access and served as Community Partnerships Director at MIND Research Institute for nearly two decades. Maria has also contributed as an Advisor to the OC Hispanic Youth Chamber of Commerce and held various roles in child welfare and education earlier in their career. Maria holds an Executive MBA from Chapman University and has completed the Latina Global Executive Leadership Program at the University of Southern California, alongside degrees in Human Services and Liberal Arts.