José A. López

Member of the Board of Directors

José was born and raised on the Mexican border in Laredo, Texas; the son of a Mexican immigrant father and Mexican American mother.  He served in the US Army after graduating from the University of North Texas and is the father of three children and four grandkids. His life's profession has been in education, starting as a teacher in Texas and eventually became a K-12 administrator. Holding leadership positions as principal and subsequently as Superintendent of schools, José later moved to California in 1994 and started teaching Educational Leadership at the California State University, East Bay. He moved to Tubac in June 2019 and taught online classes and fully retired in 2021. José joined the BCA Board of Directors in 2021.  He served as Treasurer for 2 years and President for 2 years. He seeks to broaden the reach of BCA into Tucson and Nogales. Read Jose’s “The People of BCA” Interview here.

“It is important for me to contribute to the BCA community given my lived experiences as a son of a Mexican immigrant and as Mexican American.”