Marco A. Bravo, Ph.D., is a member of the Collaborative Classroom Board of Trustees. He serves as Associate Dean of the School of Education and Counseling Psychology at Santa Clara University. He holds the Paul L. Locatelli, S. J. Endowed Chairship in the Education Department where he participates in the language and literacy training of the next generation of elementary grade teachers.

Dr. Bravo received his bachelor’s degree from Santa Clara University (1994) and received a Masters degree in Human Development and Psychology from Harvard University (1995) where he conducted research in the areas of bilingualism and e