Dr. Venegas is the Chief Learning, Data, and Evaluation Officer at the Mexican American Opportunity Foundation, which serves Latino and under-resourced communities in childcare, senior services, and community development across nine California counties. She brings more than 20 years of experience in higher education and non-profit work, including expertise in program assessment and evaluation. Dr. Venegas had earned three degrees from the University of Southern California: BA (English), MS. Ed (Education), and a PhD (Education).