Who We Are
JourneyGPS
JourneyGPS offers coaching support solutions for marginalized students. Our signature initiative is the Circle of Champions Network, a platform that organizes the social capital already in the lives of first-generation college students, and turns it into academic capital. JourneyGPS partners with colleges and universities making the network available to their students with four primary goals in mind:
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Recruit marginalized students into professional career tracks
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Support marginalized students to increase degree completion rates
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Place marginalized students into high-ranking universities
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Transition marginalized students into professional careers
Our Story
The co-founders of JourneyGPS are Luis Chavez and Dr. Bryan Reece. Combined, the two have over six decades of experience in higher education, both having focused most of their careers on equity and social justice issues. In 2021, Luis and Bryan started working together on a solution to close academic equity gaps for students from historically underserved communities. This eventually led to the development or JourneyGPS.
Executive Team
Bryan Reece, Ph.D.
Chief Executive Officer
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30+ Years in California Community Colleges
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Chancellor, President, Vice President, Dean and Professor
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Expertise in Executive Management, Education Technology, and Social Justice Reform
Luis Chavez
Chief Program/Partnership Officer
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30+ Years in Education & Nonprofit Community
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Faculty, Community Leader, Nonprofit Executive
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California State Chairperson, Puente Project
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Expertise in Institutional Capacity Building, Latinx Education Support, Partnership Development​
Luis Sanchez, JD, Esq
Chief Counsel
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30+ Years in California Community College Service
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College President, Vice President of Instruction, Dean, and Professor
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20+ Years Legal Experience
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Expertise in Higher Education Leadership, Business and Tax Law
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John O'Connor
Chief Technology Officer
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20+ Years in Software Development
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College Faculty / Researcher Focused on Human-Centered Computing and EdTech.
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Technology Executive, Startup Cofounder and Advisor
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Expertise in Distributed Systems Engineering, Scaled Agile, Web /Mobile Software Development, and Artificial Intelligence in EdTech​