Born and raised in the Bay Area, Alvaro Francisco Gomez has been working in the field of Disability and Higher Education for the past 25 years. He holds a MA in Philosophy and Education from the Teacher’s College at Columbia University in New York, and received his B.A. at CAL Berkeley. Alvaro has worked as a Disability Specialist and in various other roles related to disability access at Columbia University, San Jose State University, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill prior to returning to CAL. While at Columbia University, Alvaro helped to launch the Columbia University Seminar on Disability Studies, and worked as an editorial assistant to Dr. Simi Linton, Disability Studies Scholar., towards the completion of her autobiography, “My Body Politic.”
In his spare time, Alvaro enjoys playing soccer with his 11 year old son (as his aging body will permit), reading, and traveling whenever possible…