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Christian Martinez

Dean of Students/ Co-Founder/Founder
Latitude High / Camino Program/ Noxhegalactica Podcast

Christian Martinez, also known as Galactico, is an educator & poeta. Born in Uruapan, Michoacan, Mexico, he and his family migrated to Oakland, California in 1999 to pursue a better future. Growing up in East Oakland deeply influenced his desire to elevate in the community. Christian witnessed and experienced the social and educational inequities first hand and wanted to contribute to leveling the playing field for communities of color.

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