Monday, 9/15/2025, 2pm - Jazz In The Afternoon Special with Jesse 'Chuy' Varela

Don Dixon

Join Jesse “Chuy” Varela as he welcomes College of San Mateo President, Dr. Manuel Alejandro Pérez for a lively discussion about the kick-off of National Hispanic Heritage Month at CSM. Dr. Manuel Alejandro Pérez is a first-generation scholar practitioner with nearly 20 years of professional experience in higher education across the California State University (CSU), University of California (UC), California Community College, and private university systems.

His early beginnings in school as a community college student in Sacramento have greatly shaped his leadership and passion for strategic planning and action that is equity-informed and rooted in liberation for our communities.