Noemi Alexander, Ph.D.

Experienced leader with 20 years in educational leadership, specializing in program innovation, curriculum design, strategic planning, program accreditation, assessment, and Student Service. Known for my empathetic and collaborative leadership, rooted in equity for all students, I serve as a mentor and faculty advisor for the Latino Student Union. I also mentor graduate students through their dissertation projects. I enjoy teaching students about how the Political Institutions work, and I empower them to engage in the government. I serve my community through volunteering with various organizations and as an elected public servant. I am currently collaborating on a book with a former student on the challenges of fundraising experienced by women of color running for elected office.

Master's in Governance Certificate

POL 213 American Government
POL 223 State and Local Government
POL 465 Policy Process and Analysis
POL 493 Principles of Public Administration
POL 451 Executive Leadership & Management in the Public Sector
POL 443 Diplomatic History of the U.S.
HIS 311 Minorities in America
HIS 315 History of Latin America

Latino Politics
Latino Evangelicals: Identity and Political Preferences
Race, Ethnicity and Politics
Racialized Rhetoric and Policy Implications

Political Science and Public Administration, Point Loma Nazarene University

RESEARCH:
2025: Challenges in Fundraising: Lived Experiences of Female Candidates of Color
2023. “Barriers to Run: the high price of running for office”
in progress
2022. "Latino Evangelicals are Nepantla: The In-betweenness of Political Identity"- Currently
Submitting to Politics Groups and Identities
2021. "Fear and Suspicion: Pervasive Anti-Asian Rhetoric and Its Consequences on Society and Policy"-
Presented at WPSA 2022. Submission in Progress to Politics, Groups & Identities
2021. "The Political Nepantla of Latino Evangelicals" –
Presented at APSA Religion and Politics
2018. "Latino Evangelicals: Politics, Policies and the Confl ict in Within." –
PREIC Presentation
2016. "From California's 'Chinese Problem' to US Immigration Policy: A Critical Examination of the Motivations Behind the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882." –
Presented WPSA 2016
2015. "The Dimensions of Social Capital and Latino Political Participation"-Adrian Pantoja, Pitzer College, Noemi Alexander, California Baptist University, Alma Keshavarz, Claremont Graduate University – Presented at WPSA 2015.
2015. "Reies Lopez Tijerina's Vision for Political Justice came from Pentecost." A Discourse analysis on the rhetoric and methodology of Tijerina and an examination of Assemblies of God doctrine. –

PUBLIC SPEAKING:
"Women Persist in Politics", Keynote Speaker at Persist Conference, 2025
“Ignite the Spark” Keynote Speaker at Ignite Her Mind, Girls in STEM Conference 2023
"Hope" Keynote Speaker for Inland Valley, United Way, 5/2022
"Advocate like a Mother" Advocacy workshop at Inland Empire Autism Society (Bilingual)
"Inland Empire Antiracist Summit" 2021- Panelist
"Your Work is Your Social Capital" Workshop for College-Bound, Migrant Farmworker Students
"Help Me Understand," A conversation about Black Lives Matter
"Because Kindness" Power of Kindness to change lives Cultivate Conference
"An Empowered Woman Empowers Women" Cultivate Conference
“Nos Necesitamos Unos a Los Otros” Teaching on Community – Nuevo Comienzo
"Not In My Back Yard: Survival and Healing" Educational seminars on Human Traffi cking
"College and Career: The Choice is Yours" Workshop with college-bound girls - Soroptimist, Corona Chapter (2015, 2017, 2019)

The Grove
Noemi has a heart for college aged women and espouses the importance in being a mentor and seeking out mentors.
She has taught women on leadership and mentorship from Paul’s letters to Timothy.
Facilitated an educational symposium — The Realities of Modern Day Slavery: Human Trafficking

Rebirth Homes- Spanish Language intake volunteer
Racial Equity Taskforce, Chair, California Baptist University
Elected Trustee, Riverside Unified School District
Volunteer, political campaigns
Appointed by Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi as the Consumer Advocate to the California Assigned Risk Plan and Low Cost Auto program.
Served as Polling Inspector of Elections in Riverside County

Practical Work Experience:
Former Executive Director of MMC - a faith based non-profit organization that provided food and care supplies to families living in the city dumps of Tijuana, Mexico.
Previously a paralegal in Insurance litigation.

In my free time, I love laughing with my husband and kids.

"The Wisdom that comes from heaven is first pure; then peace-loving, considerate, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere." James 3:17