Rebeca Cerna

Rebeca Cerna is an expert in school climate, health and wellness, and the strategic use of data and participatory approaches. As Director of the Resilient and Healthy Schools and Communities area at WestEd, Cerna is dedicated to creating and maintaining safe, supportive, and collaborative learning environments that are supportive of children and youth as well as the adults who guide them. She has extensive experience working with communities that have been challenged by infrastructure deficiencies and in lifting the voices of all community and educational partners. 

Rebeca received an MPH in community health from the University of California, Los Angeles and a BS in school health education from California State University, Long Beach.