Welcome! My name is Joseph Anastacio, and I am a fourth-year undergraduate student at the University of California Riverside as a Public Policy major. My passions are rooted in community-centered advocacy and policy change. I currently serve as the Vice President of External Affairs at the Associated Students of UC Riverside and Chair of the UC Student Association.

My policy interests include Universal Transitional Kindergarten, K-12 education, model policy for artificial intelligence, and environmental and sustainability regulations.

Current reads at the moment: The Flat World and Education: How America’s Commitment to Equity Will Determine Our Future by Linda Darling-Hammond, Empire of AI by Karen Hao, City Limits by Megan Kimble, and What If We Get It Right by Ayana Elizabeth Johnson!

Visit the pages below to learn more about me :)

A peak into my work

Student Centered Advocacy

Campaign & Political Organizing