Dr. Felipe López Sutaita

Felipe is a higher education advocate, community leader, and former migrant farmworker. His passion for higher education is fueled by his dedication to lifting communities out of poverty. Felipe works to advance educational, professional, and entrepreneurial opportunities for underrepresented communities. He also regularly returns to work in the agricultural fields of Michigan to show his four sons the value of hard work and keep himself grounded. He is a graduate of Michigan State University and Ferris State University.

Felipe picked oranges, grapefruit, onions, strawberries, asparagus, squash, blueberries, peaches, pears, tomatoes, peppers, apples, and other fruits and vegetables. In 2014, he completed his Doctorate in Education with a specialization in Community College Leadership from Ferris State University. Felipe is very passionate about higher education, as he knows that higher education is a pathway out of poverty. He is married to Dr. Danielle M. Flores Lopez and has four sons: Felipe, Amancio, Sion, and Eladio.

Notable Accomplishments: In 2018 Felipe, was recognized by the National Football League (NFL) and the Detroit Lions, he was also selected to be a W.K. Kellogg Foundation Fellow (2019-2021), he was also invited by Google to do a Google Talk in 2018.  Felipe has traveled to 20 countries and in 2022 he published his book. Felipe also served as an advisor to both Republican and Democrat Governors of Michigan from 2016- 2021. Felipe earned his Black Belt in Taekwondo in 2022 and was awarded the Key to the CIty of his hometown Donna, Texas. Felipe is also committed to teaching religious classes to children 3rd to 8th grade the past several years.