About Dr. Lou

Dr. Lou Gonzales is CEO of Little Feathers Group, an educational and business consulting firm that assists start-up businesses in acquiring loans, site acquisition, and business management. He was raised in gang-active communities of Los Angeles, California where he worked hard to balance his educational values and those of the gang culture. Even as a youth, his skills as a public speaker and the ease with which he was able to negotiate his way through the gang culture of his neighborhoods allowed him the opportunity to serve as liaison between law enforcement and gangs.

Dr. Gonzales attended the University of California where received his Bachelors degree in English and later went on to earn his Masters degree in Counseling and Psychology. His extensive work with young adults and education later earned him a Doctorate from Columbia Pacific University.

He has also published two books on the subjects of gang prevention and school climate: Gang-Free Zones and Positive School Climate. He is a sought-after speaker on topics relating to at-risk youth and the “re-inventing” of education.Dr. Gonzales is bright, brash, and in your face when it comes to attacking today’s complacency in education and systems that poorly serve its intended populations.