Juan C. Solis

Juan Solis currently serves as a trainer/coach/ facilitator for San Diego State University Public Child Welfare Training Academy – Child Welfare Development Services. He is a former system involved father and has used his experience in the child welfare system to assist other fathers and provide insight and consultation to systems and programs to enhance their father engagement efforts. For over a decade Juan Solis has become a fatherhood advocate by highlighting the importance of fathers in the family unit and in the community. He has worked as a parent partner before becoming the Father Engagement Coordinator in San Bernardino County. He is currently serving on the Mandating Reporting to Community Supporting Task Force subcommittee, chairs the Inland Empire Father Involvement Coalition in San Bernardino County California, serves as a Family Consultant with the Capacity Building Center for States through the Children’s Bureau. Through his spiritual walk and recovery Juan has shared his testimony of change in various platforms with the hopes of spreading the message that strengthening fathers strengthens our communities and that change is possible. Juan was selected as a 2019 Top 25 Nominees for the Man of the Year Award. This honor was granted to members of our community who have made a positive and lasting impact through their diligent work and acts of service by the Office of Assembly member Eloise Gómez Reyes. Juan Solis holds his faith dear to his heart. He is a husband and father of 4 amazing children and guardian of 2 awesome nephews. Juan coaches’ soccer in his spare time, assisting in enriching children’s life through the world of sports.