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Our Solutions
We offer a broad suite of collaborative, culturally responsive services designed to strengthen people and systems. Every challenge is welcome.
Analysis & Data-Driven Insights
Strategic Learning & Planning
Collaboration & Capacity Building
Backbone Organization Support
Convening & Facilitation
Purposeful Professional Development
Who We Are
IXE ADVISING is a Latinx-led, culturally responsive parter to education and community organizations. We co-design practical strategies with communities most impacted while grounding decisions in lived experience and data. The result is belonging built into systems and change you can measure.
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.
Our Approach
We turn community wisdom into plans you can execute. Explore our solutions—co-designed with your team to deliver measurable change.
Rooted in Cultural Wisdom
Our work honors ancestry and place—impact grows from this grounding. Our name IXE reflects a commitment to ancestral intelligence, community, and heritage.
Equity-Driven, People-First
We center the lived experience of students, community, and families in every engagement, not just metrics.
Bilingual and Bicultural
Our work bridges language and culture in practical ways that uplift Latinx and historically marginalized communities.
Hands-On Collaboration
We don’t just deliver plans—we co-create them with you through inclusive processes and tools that build buy-in and capacity.
Healing & Strategic Alignment
Our approach blends reflection, data, and care—helping institutions lead with both heart and clarity.
Our Clients
We believe every client is a valuable, long-term partner.
Our Impact Thus Far
Amber Gonzalez
Professor of Child & Adolescent Development
Sacramento State University
“They helped us realize that we each have a voice—transforming us from individuals looking for direction into a true collective.”
Orlando Carreon
Assistant Professor
Sonoma State University
“What would have taken me ten years, I did in one—because they helped me see the landscape and set myself up for success.”
Elizabeth Montaño
Associate Professor of Teaching
UC Davis School of Education
“Everything has been seamless, supportive, and uplifting—they make you feel like you have control, but that they’ve got you at the same time.”
Danny C. Martinez
Associate Professor of Language Literacy & Culture
UC Davis School of Education
“They helped me elevate the experience—turning an idea into something purposeful, organized, and powerful for everyone involved.”
