Salvador Avila

As Coordinator for the Network Against Hate Crime (NAHC), Mr. Avila helps bring together law enforcement agencies, human relations organizations, educators, faith communities, social service and advocacy groups, and concerned individuals to coordinate efforts to combat hate crime. He especially enjoys collecting and analyzing data to produce the annual Hate Crime Report for Los Angeles County. Mr. Avila holds a master’s degree in history from California State University, Los Angeles.

Originally from Watts, Los Angeles, he is the son of Mexican immigrants from Durango and Jalisco. He began his career as a teacher in South Los Angeles neighborhoods before earning certification in Human Resources from the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM). He later served as Director of Human Resources at a center that supported adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

In his spare time, Mr. Avila can often be found chasing after his toddler, re-watching Star Wars movies, reading nonfiction, or flying his drone.