Leticia Longoria-Navarro is a social impact executive, strategist, and advocate with more than two decades of experience building strong organizations, developing innovative solutions, and advancing meaningful change. As Executive Director of The Pathfinder Network, she leads the organization’s strategic direction, growth, culture, and impact, working alongside staff, partners, and stakeholders to strengthen programs, build transformative partnerships, and expand opportunities for individuals and families impacted by the criminal justice system.
Leticia earned a Bachelor’s degree in Sociology from Oregon State University, where she became a member of Gamma Alpha Omega Latina Sorority, Inc., and a Master’s degree in Criminology and Criminal Justice from Portland State University. Her career spans education, social services, juvenile justice, corrections, community supervision, and nonprofit leadership. She began her journey with The Pathfinder Network in 2010 as a Group Facilitator in Oregon correctional facilities before serving as a Parole and Probation Officer and Lead Parole and Probation Officer with Multnomah County. Her work in community corrections earned her national and statewide recognition, including the American Probation and Parole Association’s Line Officer of the Year award and Oregon’s Parole and Probation Officer of the Year award in 2015. She returned to The Pathfinder Network in 2016 as Director of Training and Programs, advanced to Associate Executive Director in 2017, and became Executive Director in July 2020.
Known for her energetic, inclusive, and collaborative leadership style, Leticia brings together lived and professional expertise with a commitment to shared leadership, justice, and opportunity. As the agency’s first executive leader of color and first with lived experience of parental and family incarceration, she believes in elevating the voices and leadership of people most impacted by systems. Beyond The Pathfinder Network, she serves on the Council on Criminal Justice’s Women’s Justice Commission and is a member of JustLeadershipUSA’s 2026–2027 Leading with Conviction+ cohort.
Outside of work, Leticia enjoys spending time with family, both born and chosen, learning, music, good food, and traveling.
In Leticia’s Words: “I believe in the capacity of people, organizations, and systems to transform. Leadership is about creating the vision, relationships, and conditions that make that transformation possible.”