Early Career
Professor Estrada served in the United States Marine Corps as a military journalist/correspondent during the Vietnam Era (1968-1970) and was a Council Member and Mayor of the City of Fort Collins, Colorado (1985-1989). He has served on a number of Boards and Commissions in the states of Colorado and Washington. From 1994-1998, He served as Chair and Vice-Chair of the Washington State Commission On Hispanic Affairs (WSCHA). During that time the WSCHA addressed a number of issues affecting Latinas-os in the State of Washington, addressing housing,employment, education and immigration. Working together with former Washington Governor Gary Locke the Commission was able to gain state support for migrant worker housing as well as added support for migrant and bilingual/bicultural education.
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