Danzantes Unidos Board Member, Raul Gonzalez was born and raised in Los Angeles CA .  He currently resides in Fresno, California and is a board member for Compania De Danza El Sol and the Danzantes Unidos Board of Directors.

You may recognize him as the individual who runs the registration table at Danzantes Unidos Festivals. He is also the instructor for the Compania De Danza El Sol Junior Group. In the past, he has served as the instructor of both Sequoia Middle School and Gaston Middle School in Fresno CA.

He graduated from Fresno State University with a Bachelor’s in Public Health and a Master’s in Public Health: Health Promotion and Awareness. He started dancing in High School under the Direction of Mark Alatorre and then moved on to El Sol Dance Company under the direction of Irene Gonzalez and continued with Compania De Danza El Sol under the direction of Jaime Morales.

Raul Gonzalez is a Health Educator for Fresno County Department of Public Health. He currently works for the COVID-19 division, but prior to covid was part of the Tobacco Prevention Program implementing tobacco control policies around the Central Valley.