Jessie Ryan, president of the Campaign for College Opportunity
Courtesy of the Campaign for College Opportunity
One of California’s top higher education advocacy groups, the Campaign for College Opportunity, has a new leader.
Jessie Ryan, who took over as president of the organization on July 1, has worked at the campaign for 19 years, most recently as an executive vice president.
Under Ryan’s predecessor, Michele Siqueiros, the campaign sponsored legislation making it easier for community college students to skip remedial math and English classes and enroll immediately in transfer-level courses. The organization has also advocated for reforming the state’s financial aid program and backed legislation intended to make it easier for students to transfer from a community college to a four-year university.
Ryan, who is a product of the Los Rios Community College District and San Francisco State…
