Joel Reyna Jr.

is a Stockton native and champion for the arts. He holds a B.A. in Rhetoric and Communication from University of California Davis and studied Social Work at California State University Sacramento. Joel is former member of the Stockton Arts Commission where he chaired the committee that helped bring forth the Stockton Poet Laureate Program in 2015. Joel has sat on numerous boards centered on arts and advocacy in the Stockton community and continues his work to this day. In 2022 Joel Reyna, Jr was appointed by Governor Gavin Newsom to the 2nd District Agricultural Association, San Joaquin County Fair Board.