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Leobardo Estrada, Ph.D. of Playa del Rey, CA, is a member of the AARP Board of Directors, Class of 2012. During the 2006-2008 biennium he is a member of the Board Audit and Finance Committee and the CEO Evaluation Committee. He also serves as a liaison to AARP's National Policy Council.
Dr. Estrada currently is employed as professor of urban planning at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). He has served as an advisor on national data systems to several national agencies and councils including the U.S. Census Bureau, the National Center for Health Statistics, and the National Research Council. Dr. Estrada also has experience as a social scientist with an expertise in the demography of Latinos in the U.S.
In his volunteer experience, Dr. Estrada previously chaired AARP's Hispanic Council. He currently serves on the boards of the National Association of Hispanic Elderly, the National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies, and New Economics for Women.
Among Dr. Estrada's numerous awards are the Kellogg National Leadership Fellow Award from the Kellogg Foundation and Lecture Awards from Baylor University and the University of Texas School of Applied Medicine. He also is the recipient of a Community Service Award from the Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund. | 