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The Story
IXE ADVISING was forged in a hinge moment.
When the easy choice was to shrink, we chose the harder path:
to build something rooted in our people, not a position.
What began as uncertainty became a charge to turn lived experience into strategy, and setback into impact.
IXE rose to amplify the wisdom, voice, and power of communities too often excluded.
Meet the Founders
Rosalina Escandón,
M.ED.
Co-Founder
An experienced educator and crosscultural advocate with over 2 decades of service in education leadership. Her work centers on equity, inclusion, and culturally responsive pedagogy — designing spaces where students & educators thrive. Drawing from her Latinx roots & binational experience, Rosalina is known for building trust across communities and institutions with authenticity & care.
Mark A. López,
PH.D.
Co-Founder
A nationally recognized leader in student success, minority-serving institutions, and inclusive excellence. With 25+ years of experience across higher education systems, Dr. López brings a powerful blend of strategy, systems thinking, and cultural insight to his work. He’s known for turning vision into action and advancing equity-focused initiatives at scale — from grassroots communities to major universities.
Mark A. López, PH.D.
A nationally recognized leader in student success, minority-serving institutions, and inclusive excellence. With 25+ years of experience across higher education systems, Dr. López brings a powerful blend of strategy, systems thinking, and cultural insight to his work. He’s known for turning vision into action and advancing equity-focused initiatives at scale — from grassroots communities to major universities.
Rosalina Escandón, M.ED.
An experienced educator and crosscultural advocate with over 2 decades of service in education leadership. Her work centers on equity, inclusion, and culturally responsive pedagogy — designing spaces where students & educators thrive. Drawing from her Latiné/a/o/x roots & binational experience, Rosalina is known for building trust across communities and institutions with authenticity & care.
Values We Uphold
We honor ancestry, space, and place where community is centered and grows from this grounding. We co-create with, not for , The People; centering lived experience and culture to advance equity and belonging. We move with integrity, clear commitments, aligned actions, shared accountability. And we lead with healing, shaping brave, caring spaces that repair harm and turn collective wisdom into lasting change.
Collaboration
Belonging
Healing
Community
Equity
Integrity
Culture
Our Current Impact
35M
Students, staff, & faculty
25
Community colleges &
universities
60
Years combined experience
76
PK-12 Schools & Districts
11
Non-profits
