Mr. Hernandez has been an educator, administrator, and college outreach specialist for the past 36 years. He has held such academic positions as Director for Immediate Outreach for the University of California, Riverside, and Early Academic Outreach Coordinator for the University of California, San Diego. Mr. Hernandez has presented on topics of college readiness, minority student outreach, and student intervention/remediation at numerous conferences and workshops throughout his career including the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities and the UC Board of Regents. He has a BA in Sociology from the University of California, Riverside, and an MA in Educational Counseling from the University of San Diego.