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Vincent Jared Rasso

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Senior Manager of State and Student Affairs
Los Angeles Office
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"The fundamental pillar to achieving educational equity, enhancing social mobility and economic prosperity for our communities, and positioning our future generation to lead us towards a vibrant future begins with affordable, accessible education for all."

Vincent serves as the Campaign’s engagement lead for statewide student advocacy and equitable system policy. As the Senior Manager of State & Student Affairs, he runs our annual Student Leadership Institute (SLI), supporting up and coming student leaders from across the UC, CSU, and California Community College systems to engage in policy advocacy while training them in leadership and professional development. He also oversees an expansive student network across the state’s public higher education systems, ensuring student voices inform and are at the center of the Campaign’s policy advocacy, research, events, and communications. Vincent also works to ensure the integrity of systems policy as the lead on engagement in equitable, student-centered initiatives at the UC and CSU governing boards and local community college districts. As a former student leader, he previously supported the Campaign’s election education series for Propositions 15 and 16 in 2020. He is a proud alumnus of our 2019 SLI program, and in 2018 he supported the formation of our intersegmental California Students Higher Education Advocacy Round-Table (HEART), now the Fix Financial Aid (FFA) Coalition.

Vincent was born and raised in the Inland Empire and holds a B.A. in Political Science from the University of California, Riverside — the first in his family to earn a degree. With his parents holding backgrounds in public service, Vincent became passionate about government and policy in high school, where he served as Student Body President, engaged his local school board, and was nominated to the county superintendent’s student advisory board. He explored legislative affairs through State Senator Connie Leyva’s young senators program, an experience he leveraged during his time as a student leader at UC Riverside. He served in student government as the Director of Government Relations and Vice President of External Affairs, empowering advocacy on financial aid, basic needs, civic engagement, and lobbying efforts for student-centered policy. He was elected as Chair for the UC Student Association, leading statewide campaigns on college affordability and racial justice while building strong advocacy coalitions across the UC system. He was awarded Advocate of the Year by UCSA and has been recognized with the President’s Award for Outstanding External Relations by ASUCR for his accomplishments in leadership and systemwide advocacy.

Vincent currently supports a volunteer-based nonprofit called FIRST, working to bridge access to higher education opportunities for high school seniors in California. In his community, Vincent is an active advocate for regional Inland Empire representation and empowerment, working to launch IE Young Professionals, a space for professional development and community-building among regional young adults navigating careers while expanding their networks. Prior to joining the Campaign, Vincent launched youth engagement for a statewide initiative building a policy vision for California’s long-term prosperity. He is a proud half-marathon runner, a devoted uncle to his nephew, and frequents elections, movies and musicals.