Prior to her work with the Stupski Foundation, Mialisa served as Program Resource Officer at the San Francisco Foundation. At a young age, Mialisa experienced her own breakthrough. She was offered an opportunity leading to her graduation from Friends Seminary, an independent school in New York. She pursued a B.A. from Yale College, an Ed.M. from Harvard Graduate School of Education, and a J.D. from Yale Law School.
Mialisa has had formative experience in early childhood education as a childcare provider, and in bilingual education, child advocacy, and community-development programs. She served for several years as City Director of Leadership, Education and Athletics in Partnership (LEAP) in Connecticut, a community-based academic and social enrichment program for children and youth ages 7 to 23.
She lives in Alameda with her husband, Robert Bonta, two daughters, Reina (age 9) and Iliana (age 3), and a son Andres born December 2008.
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