Mission Garden: Agave Heritage Festival – Dr. Stanley Rodriguez

Come learn more about the Kumeyaay practices of agave roasting with a talk by Dr. Stanley Rodriguez.

Dr. Rodriguez, member of the Kumeyaay Santa Ysabel Band of the Iipay Nation, is an educator, language teacher, and tribal singer. He is an advocate for his community’s culture and traditions and serves in a number of advising and teaching roles in the San Diego and Native Kumeyaay communities. He has held the elected position of legislator for the Santa Ysabel Tribe of the Iipay Nation. Dr. Rodriguez is a US Navy veteran, has a PhD in Higher Education from UCSD, worked as a Drug and Alcohol Abuse Counselor, and has been President of Kumeyaay Community College since 2018.