Dr. Vanson Nguyen is a mathematics faculty at College of Alameda. He has been in some form of department leadership for the past few years and worked with colleagues to bring co-requisite support courses to the college and district. He recently completed a dissertation about pedagogy in the community college mathematics, specifically equitable practices that improve outcomes for low-income students of color. His pedagogy and desire to teach stem from experiences growing up a low-income, child of immigrant parents facing struggles of navigating school. He is committed to improving mathematics classrooms in community colleges.