When something needs to be done, Dr. Bre Evans-Santiago, an assistant professor in the Teacher Education Department, rises to the occasion.
It’s important “to be able to come up with ideas instead of sitting back and watching,” said Dr. Evans-Santiago.
She likes to look at problems, then see what she can do to solve them. Dr. Evans-Santiago isn’t one to sit on the sidelines – she does her fair share of the work and then some.
“I see myself in three different roles,” said Dr. Evans-Santiago. She is a leader. A professor. An advocate for students.
“I’m just trying to be a voice on campus and let students see me as a person of color and identifying as queer, to be able to work for what you want and be an example,” she said.
She especially wants to advocate on campus for the underrepresented or marginalized students that have lacked a voice. Dr. Evans-Santiago is a community engagement coordinator, co-chair for the LGBTQ+ affinity group for faculty and staff, as well as the co-advisor for the LGBTQ+ student network, and works with the Black affinity group and Black students on campus.
“I’m always trying to support faculty, find ways for us to just be leaders for social justice in the community and use my knowledge to be able to help teachers, for sure. That’s a big part of who I am and what we do,” said Dr. Evans-Santiago.
That’s part of the reason she decided to write a book, “Mistakes We Have Made: Implications for Social Justice Educators.” It features five faculty members from CSUB and one faculty member from CSU Northridge.
Her favorite part of the job is seeing her students’ progress.
“To know that I can help be a part of that is so exciting,” Dr. Evans-Santiago said.
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