Jennifer serves as the Vice-Chair of the Somerset County Democratic Committee Hispanic Caucus. As the son of Salvadoran immigrants, the first one in his family to graduate from college, and former educator, Andy is passionate about expanding educational equity. As the daughter of Mexican immigrants who grew up in East Oakland, she is passionate about ensuring true educational equity is available to all students. Her favorite picture book is Dreamers/Soadores by Yuyi Morales. Mary Jane hopes to make an impact by collaborating with other professionals and sharing the same mission. Niurka completed her elementary and secondary education in Boston Public Schools. As a first-generation college student from a large immigrant family, she understands some of the barriers that Latino students face in accessing a quality education and is committed to expanding access to educational opportunities for all students. I attended Boston Community Leadership Academy and completed my undergraduate studies at the College of the Holy Cross where I received my bachelors degree in Anthropology and Environmental Studies. Recognizing her work in education was unfinished she transitioned to Dallas ISD and served as a high school biology teacher. She is excited to join the fellowship in the effort to learn how to continue to influence excellent outcomes for high needs Latino students. Lety serves on the Board of the Fort Worth Chapter for the Hispanic Womens Network of Texas and is also on their Education Committee. Johana Muriel Grajalesserves as the Director ofNational Strategy and Innovationat Latinos for Education. She joined Latinos for Education after working at the Center for Education Policy Research at Harvard for over 8 years. He received his B.A. She also had the privilege of being selected as one of 23 leaders, the only Latina, from across the country to found a KIPP School. Martha relocated to the South Shore three years ago and is now the Director of the Community Schools in the Milton Public Schools District where she continues to promote the importance of Out of School Time programming for youth. She is currently the Director of the Harvard Dental Center where she serves as a member of the Centers leadership team. Beforehand, Lorena worked on cultivating corporate philanthropy and individual donors with the Posse Foundation and Epiphany School. Seeing the amount of work and advocacy that needed to be done, she later enrolled at Boston University, to pursue her Masters of Arts in Leadership, Policy Advocacy for Early Childhood Education. Born of Puerto Rican and Guatemalan descent, she was the first in her family to get accepted and attend a four-year university. In the future, she hopes to continue her work while using her identity as a Chicana in education to influence her community in seeking change and advocating for themselves and those like them. Leadership Coach @ TNTP; Teacher @ Idea Public Schools; Education. An incoming sixth grader with plenty of love and optimism. with an emphasis on Behavior Analysis. Myrla made it clear that she happens to enjoy the finer things in life and expects her husband to keep with a lifestyle. She arrived in Lawrence from Newton Public Schools, where she was Assistant Superintendent of Elementary Education. In addition, she also serves Lynn Hispanic Scholarship Fund as a current Board member providing strategic guidance and structure. Michelle is the president-elect for the Texas Association of Chicanos in Higher Educations Gulf Coast Region. Lorena graduated from Boston College with a B.A. I am honored to be able to participate in the program. In this role, Adriana collaborates with the ELA teachers and interventionists, school leadership, and the district ELA department to support the students literacy education. Adriana relocated to Boston and worked as a founding School Director at the 9th Grade Academy in Lawrence and as a Dean of Instruction at UP Academy Boston before assuming her current position with Cambridge Public Schools. In 2011 she earned a dual Bachelors Degree in Mass Communications with a concentration in Public Relations and Advertisement, along with Dance. She holds a Masters in Educational Leadership from the University of Houston and is certified as a Texas Principal. I value being open-minded, positive, and consistent. Lora Meza is currently a Curriculum Instructional Specialist for Social Studies teachers at Bleyl Middle School for the Cy-Fair ISD in Houston, Texas. Niurka is a Transformational Social Worker for BPS, and a Personal Stylist. Prior to that she worked in Boston Public Schools for 17 years, serving as a bilingual speech-language pathologist before becoming a principal, leading her second school out of turnaround status. One of Lillie Pineros three sons, he was raised to be a proud Boricua. She is the youngest of three siblings. Joshuas mission is to democratize STEM/CTE/CS, which calls for these solutions to be accessible, equitable, and inclusive throughout the country. He joined the team in 2016 and served as the Director of National Engagement, whe, atinos to professional development opportunities, Director of Diversity and Leadership at Teach, America, where he supported the organizations corps members and alumni of color across the country. They earned their M.M. Prior to joining Rocketship, Janine served as Regional Director for the California Charter Schools Association (CCSA), advocating for high quality public schools in an increasingly hostile environment. Further, she earned a Doctor of Education from Northeastern University in 2022, where she focused on the social-emotional needs of English Learners to improve student outcomes. I attended Aldine Schools my entire educational career, from elementary school to high school. R.D. She started her career in education working as a community organizer at Sociedad Latina in Mission Hill. Natalia has create policy change and implementation across the state in her role as an executive coach and consultant for district Superintendents. in Communication and Culture. She earned a PhD in Educational Foundations, Policy, and Practice at the University of Colorado Boulder (CU-Boulder) in 2015. Christopher Marroquin, a native to Boston, Massachusetts but rooted in a small town just outside of Boston Chelsea, Massachusetts finds his passion in education advocacy and nonprofit work. She holds a BA in business administration with a minor in Latin American studies from Boston College. She wanted to make a difference and become a better support to teachers and students but not only in her school. Before joining Latinos for Education, Mara was a secondary school teacher in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area. Nakishas father immigrated from Iran in the 70s to go to college in the United States. - Design and . Currently I serve as the Wraparound Specialist at Braeburn Elementary in the Gulfton Community of Houston. She did not see those same values when she came to the United States. After receiving her Bachelors, she moved to YES Prep Brays Oaks where she taught 6th/7th ELA, served as the 6th Grade Level Chair, and Middle School Dean of Students. Lilian has also received a Master of Arts in Teaching from Relay Graduate School of Education. While serving in New York, I applied to be a Teach For America Corps Member and was accepted into the TFA Phoenix Corps of 2012. in Hispanic Studies. The student body in Boston includes 42.5% Hispanic students who bring to the school district the asset of being bilingual, biliterate and multicultural. I was born and raised in Houston, TX and love being able to make an impact in the educational sector in my hometown. However, she was recruited by Teach for America and worked as a corps member serving at Dallas CAN Academy teaching high school science in an alternative school setting. Kathy Vergara serves as the Director of Multilingual Services in Klein ISD where she oversees Bilingual, Dual Language, and ESL programs for PK 12. He is a native Texan and holds a B.S. Alexandrea received community organizing training and in October of 2014, along with other parents, held the first ever parent-led Mayoral candidates forum in San Jose. Dakota identifies as Afro-Latina. She transitioned to Massachusetts, first developing and refining strategy around family and community partnerships with Mass Insight Education before transitioning to the Boston Public Schools. R.D. Dr. Quirz is the Chief Operations Officer at Felton Institute in the San Francisco Bay Area. She benefited from Houston ISDs minority to majority transfer program and attended area Gifted and Talented (Vanguard) educational programs. . Con la actitud correcta y determinacin se pueden lograr cosas maravillosas y cumplir cualquier meta que se propongan. Liliana is passionate about serving through assets-based engagement and has dedicated her life to what she learned best from her parents- providing respectful kindness. Niurka is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker that is dedicated to fostering trauma-informed spaces, promoting safety, adequately supporting survivors of trauma, and justice. To understand the situation better, as a leadership coach, Myrla makes a minimum of $200k, as reported by Reddit. New York is where her journey began but Worcester, Massachusetts is where she was raised and taught to become a leader. Her work focused on facilitating the high school principal instructional rounds network, providing direct support to high schools, and leading district professional development. She brings over five years of experience as a school administrator and her areas of expertise are coaching, professional development, blended learning, and supporting English Language Learners. She worked as a bilingual math teacher for the first 5 years where she dedicated herself to building relationships with parents and students. Erica Romero serves as the Vice President of Education Policy and Advocacy at Latinos for Education in Washington, DC. Since arriving in the United States in 2014, Ciro has worked for multiple media outlets in Boston and Washington, D.C., and has served as a game broadcaster for the Boston Red Sox Spanish Network on over 50 games. In this role, she supports the development of local programs, advocacy strategy, and policy recommendations to advance the organizations national principles and local advocacy efforts. Position that gave her the opportunity to work side by side with district teachers, students, and families. She looks forward to working con ganas to improve education for Latinos. Currently, Christopher is a Family Liaison in the Boston Public Schools working onsite in the only free, public Montessori school in the BPS network. But, I have now stepped into a place where I can shape that mission and vision and bring student voices to the table. Lorena believes patience, cooperation, hard work and a passion to provide quality education for youth and families help build strong communities and future opportunities. Sara Deniz migrated to Houston, Texas, from Jalisco, Mexico, twenty-six years ago with her parents and sister. She started working as a business leadership coach. Mateo Sheedy was her pastor when she was a teen and he instilled in her his passion for social justice, but for many years it was kept unlit. Prior to pursuing a career in education, Cecilia completed a Public Policy fellowship in the Central Valley of California. She is the first person in her family to attend college and graduate from college. He moved across the state to rural Missouri in a stepfamily in the 1.5 version (High School). Andy began his career in education as a teacher in low-income communities in Miami and New York City. Gil, on the other hand, who is a firefighter, make significantly less. Heearned a masters degreein Social Changefrom Clark University before going on to Harvard, where he receivedamasters degree in Education Policy and Management. When she is not advocating for young people, Maria enjoys long hikes with her family and teaching salsa dance classes to family, friends and her community. After making the tough decision to leave the classroom, Vicky was able to intersect her love for education with her passion for coaching teachers working with the Crescendo Education Group, mentoring teachers across the country in equitable grading practices. Prior to her work with BES, Lorena worked as Chief of Staff at City Year, Miami. Overall Mara Fernandas established human resources career has been focused on supporting organizations, large and small to maximize their People talent for the pursuit of their organizational visions. Unfortunately, her two oldest children were also failed by the system. 76K followers. In 2016, she co-chaired the largest parent-led candidates forum in San Jose hosting both city council and state Assembly hopefuls. From my grandparents I learned to be a humble, kind, responsible, persevering, respectful and above all hard-working person. Ana firmly believes in the power of community to transform lives and is looking forward to leveraging the skills, knowledge and perspectives from this fellowship to drive her work. Hope studied abroad in Oaxaca, Mexico and after college, accepted a job in Oaxaca in the international education sector. Dr. Tovar maintains a genuine and profound commitment to diversity, equity, accessibility, and inclusion; and proactively ensures that the museum is a thought leader in social justice, human rights, genocide, and Holocaust education. Currently, Bianca serves as the California Associate Director of Family Recrutiment at Rocketship Public Schools and supports in enrolling about 1,580 new students every school year! Mara Gilyard is the Family and Community Organizer for Greater Houston at Latinos for Education. Aned Sanchez is the proud daughter of a single mom who immigrated to the United States from a small town in Jalisco, Mexico long before she was born. She attributes her success to her strong work ethic that was instilled by her immigrant parents. She is also a mother and has two children. director at various nonprofit organizations serving students and families. My education philosophy is that children of color deserve the opportunity to imitate and cultivate their potential for computer science and mathematics. Amanda is a social entrepreneur and CEO/Founder of Latinos for Education, the first Latino founded and led national organization solely dedicated to creating leadership pathways for emerging Latino leaders in education and diversifying education nonprofit boards. She is a proud graduate of the Worcester Public Schools and specifically North High school class of 1996. While there she developed an interest into the Montessori philosophy and few years later she transitioned into one of the 1st to 3rd Bilingual Montessori classrooms. I attended public schools my entire youth. Elvira Salazar is the Director of Online Learning & Technology at Latinos for Education, where she leads the strategy, design, and implementation of online learning and development opportunities for Latinx leaders across the country. Lorena graduated from Boston College with a B.A. Sara Guerra is a proud San Jose, CA native and currently resides there with her husband, four children, and black lab mix rescue dog. Alexis Becerra is a first generation Mexican American college graduate, a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Wellness Counselor in San Mateo, CA. TheAspiring Latino Leaders Fellowshipis the first of its kindin Houstonto support leadership pathways forlocalLatinos within the education sector. In his role on corporate boards, Daniel is intimately familiar with both the need for greater diversity, and the difficulty of matching qualified candidates to available seats. She absolutely loves being a teacher of teachers as well as working with passionate educators who want to master their craft. In my downtime, I enjoy travelling, playing with my dogs, country dancing, gardening, and going to Texans games. According to her LinkedIn, Myrla is a leadership coach at TNTP and has been a principal and teacher in the past. I started my career in education at ICA Cristo Rey, an allgirls Catholic High school, in the Mission district, dedicated giving a college prep education to low-income families who normally would not be able to afford to send their daughters to a private school. Ivanna decided to pursue a Masters in Educational Psychology to provide healing, trauma-informed care, and whole human approach to her work. Janine Ramirez is an education advocate with over a decade of experience and a track record of collaborating with community stakeholders to bring educational opportunities to underserved communities. Paola is a Licensed Professional Counselor and Registered Play Therapist at Clearhope Counseling and Wellness, the largest mental health provider in Pasadena. Judy was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina and immigrated to the United States with her family as a young child. Victoriagot her start in organizing as a Policy Fellow in the Office of State Representative Juana Matias and a Communications Fellow for the Setti Warren for Governor campaign. I currently work as a teacher specialist providing intervention to our Tier 3 and 504 Dyslexia students. The academy taught me leadership skills and gave me the tools needed to increase opportunities and outcomes for all students. Elvira has 3 daughters and is married to her husband who helps her juggle family and career. In her current job, she works with school administrators, counselors, teachers, and students to ensure that every student has a personal graduation plan (PGP) and follows a career pathway in their desired endorsement to have a plan for postsecondary career success. As the Director of School Communities, Sara developed and oversees implementation of Rocketships parent engagement vision and has led the organization to incredible success in various metrics such as increase in Parent Partnership Hours, Home Visits, Enrollment retention, to name a few. She is committed to empowering families, so that together, they can help all children achieve their goals and dreams. Myrla from Married at First Sight said she is used to international traveling and nice shoes and handbags. In hopes of learning English, she did her Senior Year in Michigan as an exchange student and during a college tour with the Senior Class decided to apply. Mara holds a BS in Teaching and Learning from the University of Houston and is currently pursuing her MA from the University of Missouri-Kansas City. Ivanna is the daughter of two loving Argentinean parents raised in Pasadena, Texas. Claudia Urrea worked at the Interamerican Development Bank as a consultant in the education sector, and at One Laptop Per Child organization as Director of Learning. The oldest of four, she comes from a family of educators. Samantha Aderserves as Latinos for Educations Managing Director of People & Organization Effectiveness. In this role, she manages the growing teams internal operations for the organization to effectively work toward its mission. She is the oldest daughter of nine siblings and a first-generation college student. She began her teaching career in Baltimore City Public Schools, and over the course of 15 years taught middle and high school Spanish in public, charter, and independent schools in Maryland, New York, and Texas. She started almost 10 years ago as the founding Office Manager for Rocketship Brilliant Minds and moved up within the network to her current position. A few years after moving permanently to the U.S., Martha started a position as Directors Assistant in a Spanish Immersion after-school program in Cambridge, MA. Ana grew up in Roswell, New Mexico as an undocumented immigrant until she and her mother were naturalized during Anas senior year of high school, allowing her to attend college. Myrla Feria is introduced on Married At First Sight as a leadership coach. Shirley Cardona is a marketing executive with experience across consumer goods, travel and tourism, and edtech SaaS. Isabella Maldonado was born in New York City and raised in Brentwood, New York. She enrolled in community college and began her journey towards earning her Bachelor of Arts in education graduating in 2022 from Grand Canyon University. My leadership style is empathetic, communicative, and decisive. She is passionate student advocate who also served as a professor at San Jac. A graduate of Sam Houston High School, Ms. Rivera, a native Houstonian, was the first in her family to graduate from a four-year university, The University of Texas at Austin. In his role, he helps to develop and implement a comprehensive annual fundraising strategy working to build and expand the network of philanthropic partners invested in Latinos for Educations mission. Juan Carlos Villasenor received his Bachelors degree from the University of California Berkeley in 2010. Ana McCoy was born in Juarez, Mexico and immigrated to the United States with her mother just a few weeks after birth. Firmly rooted in his commitment to service and social justice, David has worked at various non-profit organizations striving to improve the lives of others and promote positive change. By becoming a board member in the future, she hopes she can expand the ways she contributes to the Latinx community. I became a DL Spanish coach for my campus and served as the instructional coach and program manager as it transitioned from a 50/50 to an 80/20 model. is passionate about supporting an inclusive community of Latino leaders from diverse backgrounds. She currently works as a coordinator at Career Institutes (CI) in Dallas ISD where they offer access to learning opportunities in different CTE programs or pathways including Health Science, Aviation, Construction, Electrical Technology, Architecture/Interior Design, HVAC, Plumbing, Manufacturing and Cybersecurity serving 8 high schools in the southwest of the city. During her seven years in Reece Acdemy Italia Cea was offer opportunities to growth professionally, she served as the campus LPAC Administrtor, Skills Specialist, RTI Interventionist, Dyslexia Coordinator, Family & Community Liason, Testing Coordinator, and Assitant Principal. Rocketship has given me the opportunity and knowledge on how to support rising leaders under my management. Gabriela serves as the President of the Equal Pay Group, a strategy consulting firm with core competencies in pay equity, diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), and talent management. As the daughter of immigrants, she has always been taught to value her education. I have worked at IDEA Public Schools, KIPP, and YES Prep Public Schools. Jos Eduardos and organizing and advocacy has resulted in successful policies and programs to tackle issues including wage theft, student debt, immigrant detention and deportation, and health disparities. She is a proud wife, and mother and she and her husband Scoe love exploring and spending time with their amazing three children Lynn, Mia and Scoe who also attend YES Prep Public Schools like she once did. Her teaching experience includes six years as a Bilingual/ESL teacher in BPS. I am honored and proud to start this new journey at Eckert Elementary, where students SOAR ABOVE THE REST! in vocal performance and an A.S. in graphic design from Southern Adventist University. This was definitely the case during the over 10 years she served the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in a variety of Human Resources and Equal Employment Opportunity roles, all which were focused on creating fair and equitable employment practices where all employees were set up for success. Prior to TNTP, Leticia held leadership positions at Friendly House, UnidosUS, Expect More Arizona, and One Arizona. Ivn is a current student at Texas A&M at Kingsville, where he is enrolled in a Doctoral Program in Bilingual Education. He attended the University of Missouri due to the immense dedication of my family and friends. Building relationships with students is my favorite part of the job because it allows me to learn from them. Dr. Huizenga also holds a Master of Arts in Education, and her Doctorate in Leadership in Schooling from the University of Massachusetts Lowell, and an advanced certificate in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion from Cornell University. Within this network, she learned about City Year and committed to serving in Boston. Marina Guerra was born and raised in Kansas City, MO. Ciro Valiente is the Manager of Marketing and Communications at Latinos for Education, where hebringsover 10 years of experience in communications, video production, broadcasting and marketing. Ruby has a passion for helping youth and the community via the arts and created the Texas Salsa Congress (TSC). In 2017 due to funding issues she traveled to 11 Countries in 11 months supporting nonprofits in whatever need they had at the time, from writing curriculum to painting walls. Dr. Velascowasprogram faculty at Harvards School Turnaround Leadership programfor 6 years. Nancy is passionate about art, literature, and writing, and has published 15+ works online and in print, most recently receiving the Winter Story Award from the Masters Review. Most recently, she served as the Managing Director of College Access at EMERGE. This prepared her to pursue a position in which she could continue to advocate for English Learners and their families, while also supporting teacher in doing the same with their classroom students. In 2012. received the Commitment to Excellence Award, Presidents Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanics. As an academic and leader, Shelby understands these same challenges are connected structural and institutional barriers and looks forward to sharing her ideas on how to eliminate barriers to create a more equitable education landscape for all students. 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