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Ms. Ramos has remained committed to educational equity and student advocacy for over 20 years with the UC Santa Cruz Educational Partnership Center. Sonia currently serves as the Program Director of the California Student Opportunity and Access Program (Cal-SOAP) in San José, CA. Born and raised in Visalia, CA, the daughter of migrant farmworkers and the first in her family to graduate from high school and college, Sonia found her passion for serving underrepresented students as the program coordinator for the Magical School Bus Ride, a UC Santa Cruz partnership through the L.A. Basin Initiative, and continued serving students through work with the UCSC Upward Bound Math and Science Program (UBMS) and Early Academic Outreach Program (EAOP). Ms. Ramos holds a B.A. in Psychology from the University of California, Santa Cruz. Sonia enjoys time experimenting with vegan food recipes, catering for friends and family, growing her passion for pottery, collecting vinyl, exploring new places, and hanging at the beach.