Adrián A. Pedroza

Adrián Pedroza is the National Executive Director of Abriendo Puertas/Opening Doors. AP/OD’s mission is to honor and support parents/caregivers as leaders and as their children’s first teachers. With over 25 years of community-based experience, Adrián has worked in social impact areas from cradle to career, developing educational and economic opportunities for communities and families. Before joining AP/OD, Adrián spent ten years as the Executive Director of the Partnership for Community Action (PCA) in New Mexico, an organization dedicated to strengthening communities by investing in families. In 2011, President Obama appointed Adrián as a Commissioner to the President’s Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanics, where he focused on raising awareness and resources for early childhood education for six years. Adrián is a 2022 Ascend at Aspen Institute Fellow, and a W.K. Kellogg Foundation Community Leadership Network Fellow alumnus. He serves on multiple boards including Brazelton Touchpoints Center, CHI St. Joseph’s Children, National Parent Leadership Institute, and Keres Children’s Learning Center.