- Party: Democrat
Roberto Alcantar joined the Chicano Federation as the Senior Director in 2019 and now serves as the Chief Strategy Officer, working alongside the CEO in developing, communicating, executing and sustaining strategic initiatives at the organization. Roberto was raised in the San Ysidro neighborhood of San Diego and continues to be an active member of his community. Roberto graduated from UC Berkeley with a Political Science and Public Policy degree. He has worked in the non-profit sector as an advocate for underserved communities and has extensive policy, legislative, government affairs and organizational strategy experience.
Roberto has previously worked for the ACLU, the California State Senate and the San Diego City Council. Roberto is a San Diego Leadership Alliance Institute Alumnus and was named one of San Diego’s 40 Leaders under 40 in 2015 and again in 2019. In 2019 he was honored by State Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez with an 80th Assembly District Outstanding Community Leader Award. Roberto also serves as an elected member of the Southwestern Community College District Governing Board.
