Officers

Cybele Garcia Kohel (she/her), is a librarian living and working on unceded Tongva, Chumash, and Tataviam land. She is a mom, dog lover and writer. A long-time Los Angeles resident, she is Boricua. Cybele has a BS in Anthropology and an MS in Peace Studies. Ms. Kohel graduated with her MLIS degree at San Jose State University in May 2024. https://cgkohel.medium.com.

Please contact reforma.sjsu.ischool@gmail.com if you are interested in joining our team!

(Must be a currently enrolled SJSU iSchool student.)

The Vice President is responsible for:

• Assuming the President’s duties when the President is absent
• Reviewing and updating the REFORMA Bylaws as needed
• Supporting other officers in their duties as needed

Jazmin Estrada (she/she) is located in Whittier, CA and works as a Records Specialist in a large prestigious law firm in downtown Los Angeles, CA. Jazmin completed her undergraduate studies at San Diego State University, receiving her Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice. Upon completing her undergrad, she immediately began at San Jose State’s MLIS program. Her current drives are to help improve library services and exposure to Spanish-speaking and Latinx communities, as well as to her former community college. East Los Angeles College’s Pathway to Law School Program, also known as ELAC’s PTLS program, has been a driving force behind her motivation to help her community as well as her peers as a former ELAC alumna.

Mirna is a first generation college student with a B.A in Social Sciences, double minor in Spanish Literature and Education from the University of California-Irvine. She works as a school library technician at a junior high and received her Library Technology Certificate from Santa Ana College. She is a lover of reading, board games, bookstores, museums, and libraries. Mirna was born in Guatemala, and raised in Anaheim, Ca. She knows firsthand the importance of libraries and strives to be a contributing member of the community in expanding library services to the Spanish speaking community. She is a recipient of a 2021 Laura Bush Grant where she wrote about the importance of her students being able to see themselves reflected in the stories in their library.

Lilia is a first-generation college student with a BS in Animal Science. She loves cats, and dogs too. She is currently an Acquisitions and Electronic Resources Licensing Coordinator at UC Davis while attending SJSU for an MLIS degree. She is committed to life-long learning and promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion. 

Dr. Michele A. L. Villagran (she/her/ella) is an accomplished educator, innovative speaker, entrepreneur, cultural intelligence, and diversity & inclusion expert with over 30 years of experience in the public and private sectors. As an associate professor at San José State University School of Information, Villagran’s research focuses on diversity and social justice in library and information science and cultural intelligence phenomena within libraries.

Dr. Villagran earned her Doctor of Education in Organizational Leadership with her dissertation on cultural intelligence in 2015 at Pepperdine University. She also completed her Master of Dispute Resolution and Certificate of Dispute Resolution with Pepperdine. At the University of North Texas, Dr. Villagran completed her M.L.S. degree in Legal Informatics and her M.B.A. in Strategic Management.

Dr. Villagran is involved with numerous associations including holding elected, nominated, and appointed roles, respectively, with REFORMA National, REFORMA Los Angeles, the Association for Library and Information Science Education, and the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions. She is the recipient of several awards including the 2023 American Library Association Social Responsibilities Round Table Herb Biblo Outstanding Leadership Award for Social Justice and Equality, the 2021 REFORMA Librarian of the Year, and the 2021 Association for Library and Information Science Education Norman Horrocks Leadership Award.

Additionally, Dr. Villagran serves as CEO of CulturalCo, LLC consulting in cultural competency, diversity & inclusion, conflict resolution, and emotional intelligence. She is an advanced certified cultural intelligence and unconscious bias facilitator through the Cultural Intelligence Center, a Conflicts Dynamic Profile consultant, and a Qualified Administrator of the Intercultural Development Inventory.