Jose Cruz, San Diego Council on Literacy

Jose L. Cruz

CEO, San Diego Council on Literacy

Jose Cruz is the chief executive officer for the San Diego Council on Literacy, a model urban literacy coalition.  He has 34 years of experience in the literacy field and is in his 13^th year as his organization’s CEO. He is the recipient of the 2003 Union-Tribune, “Educator of the Year” award, past-president of the National Alliance of Urban Literacy Coalitions, and past-president of the San Diego Branch of the Orton Dyslexia Society. In 2014, he was recognized by The Union-Tribune as the Latino Civic Leader of the Year. He currently serves as a board officer for ProLiteracy, the largest literacy organization in the world, and is the host of wsRadio’s “Literacy For All Radio Show”, which is broadcast live from San Diego to support literacy efforts across the nation.