Cedric de Leon

Background

Leon, Cedric de was born on May 6, 1973 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Son of Constantino and Elisa de Leon.

Education

Bachelor, Yale University, New Haven, 1996. Master of Philosophy, Cambridge University, England, 1998. Doctor of Philosophy, University Michigan, Ann Arbor, 2004.

Career

Organizer District 1199 New England, Service Employees International Union, Providence, 1996—1997. President local 3550 American Federation Teachers, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 2000—2002, lead organizer local 6244, 2004—2006. Assistant professor sociology Providence College, since 2007.

Achievements

• Cedric de Leon has been listed as a noteworthy sociologist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Chair Workers Rights Board, Jobs with Justice, Providence, since 2008. Member of American Sociological Association, Social Science History Association (co-chair program committee since 2008, member executive committee since 2008).

Connections

Married Emily Heaphy, April 21, 2007.

Father:

Constantino Elisa

Mother:

Elisa

Spouse:

Emily Heaphy