In 2021 Ellie took on the role as Principal of the first Dual Language school in Worcester La Familia where she worked tirelessly to get the school up and running. Moreover, she embraces a Pan-Latin approachrecognizing the parallels and incongruities within our familiabelieving that a united front on key issues will improve educational quality, accessibility, and progression for current generations and beyond. Her passion is working with at-risk youth to help shape their leadership for positive change. Over the past 20 years I have been fortunate to work with youth, in several capacities. Born in Central America, raised in South America, and educated in North America, Erasmos journey is unique and very different to the traditional linear path. Dr. Rojas has an extensive background in start-up and turn-around organizations. Celine Byford. 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. Jos Eduardos creative practice explores the relationships between language, memory, and space. from Western Illinois University. During this role Janine led the Charter Community of Silicon Valley, supported statewide policy efforts and represented charter schools in various public hearings. Lorena graduated from Boston College with a B.A. Sylvia Vieira is theManager of National Programs. As the Latino student population grows, Latinos for Education is committed to developingeducationleaders who share thebackgroundsofour students. For the past 3 years, Natalia has worked in Special Education as a co-teacher. Her experience encompasses clinical, hospital and school settings with children ages 0-21 years. in Biology and M.S.Ed in Curriculum and Instruction from University of Houston. Tasha brings to the Latino Board Fellowship, years of cumulative experience in project/portfolio management, early literacy development, customer service, and community organizing. Working for a Dual-Language Elementary School, I identify myself as an advocate for multilingual students and multilingualism, Before my employment, I gained a Master of Education in School Counseling from Providence College. In his spare time, Erasmo loves to have fun and travel around the world searching for the perfect street taco. Since then she taught for 10 years in the classroom and moved to a central office position in 2005. Claudia received her masters degree in Educational Media and Technology from Boston University, and her doctorate degree from the MIT Media Laboratory. She graduated from the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) in 2010, with a B.A. There she oversaw finances, personnel and operations for an organization providing academic support to over 5,000 children across Miami-Dade County Public Schools. Michelle Mercado oversees TNTPs consulting work in Arizona, Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas, with a focus on helping educators, schools, and school systems expand access to opportunity for students. Through the Latino Board Fellowship, Tiffany is elated to support better educational outcomes for Houstons Latino youth. 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. Married at First Sight spoilers and updates tease that Myrla Feria and Gil Cuero were matched on season 23 of MAFS. Originally from Peru, he was raised in Venezuela and came to the U.S. as a teenager. Carlos currently serves as the Director of Student Affairs for ALPFA Boston where he focuses on creating career development opportunities for Latinx student in the area and assisting all of our student chapters with their strategies. While serving as a school leader, Vicky soon discovered another passion for mentoring teachers. He also supported national initiatives, including corps member and alumni summits and the annual School Leaders of Color Conference. With more Latinos in positions of influence, Latino children are more likely to achieve their full potential in the classroom and in life. They are excited to join the Latinos for Education Board Fellowship in order to help remove barriers, be a voice of change, and uplift our community. During her college years, Martha had different roles including, administrative assistant, recreation manager, supervisor, and volunteer work at the admission office. Her hobbies include reading, dancing, and enjoying the outdoors. Americas Alumni of Color Association. She models components of the dual language program such as English Language Development (ELD), the bridge, and balanced literacy pieces in language arts. Myrla has been enjoying what she does since Aug. 2010. As a district leader, she works to ensure the learning community has access to the resources, curriculum, assessments and professional learning they need to be successful. Born and raised in Barranquilla, Colombia, and residing in Central Massachusetts for 15 years, Maria Isabel is a certified MCAD trainer and presently enrolled in an Executive Leadership Institute program. She studied International Relations at Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, NY. Prior to this, she held roles in human resources at the Harvard Radcliffe Institute and the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. She started her career at JPMorgan Chase serving in a various positions including client services and treasury services sales. TNTP's headquarters are located at 500 7th Ave Fl 8, New York, New York, 10018, United States What is TNTP's phone number? In her free time, Luzdivina enjoys reading and spending quality time with her husband of 21 years, daughters Isabella, a junior at UTRGV, and Delailah, a Senior who will be attending UT Austin in the Fall and her six pugs. Dr. Huizenga taught courses covering school law, curriculum, instruction and assessment, and prepared future educators and leaders for service in public education. . in Psychology, Nakisha served as a 2015 TFA Corps Member in Colorado Springs where she taught Middle School English for two years. She is a Smithsonian Latino Museum Studies alum, a Fulbright-Hays scholar, and currently serves as a Houston Coalition Against Hate board member. Mathematics curriculum and instruction with cultural relevance is my strongest interest. She has worked in public education since 2000 and has served as a paraprofessional, and classroom teacher. Her desire to make sure the most underserved are treated with dignity and respect has pushed her to focus on self-improvement to be able to be the influencing voice for transparent action and meaningful change. In May of 2020, I was happy to be named the new Principal at Eckert Elementary. Lora is from a small town in South Texas where she prides herself in her roots and contributes her success to her parents and families values and struggles. In this role she oversees Bilingual Education and English as a Second Language policy and programmatic guidance for K-12 emergent bilingual students and their families. As a dedicated advocate of equity and employment change, Gabriela has worked for various organizations, providing support in human resource management and development, workforce development, recruitment, data analysis, and operations management. 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. Hope studied abroad in Oaxaca, Mexico and after college, accepted a job in Oaxaca in the international education sector. She has also been a co-lead in the Latinx Leadership Summit since 2016 as well has helped to plan the additional student affinity summits that YES Prep holds (Brotherhood/Sister, AAPI, Pride +). As the Latino student population grows, Latinos for Education is committed to developing. Erasmo Arturo Montalvn is Director of Business Development at Pearson, the worlds largest ed tech company focusing on helping millions of people in over 100 countries make progress in their lives through learning. She has served as President of the Harvard Business School Latino Alumni Association and the Harvard Latino Alumni Alliance, which play a pivotal role in connecting alumni, current students, prospective students, and the administration to ensure that issues of relevance to the Latino community are at the forefront of the universitys agenda. At Smith, she also teaches as a university lecturer, and runs several skill-building social-justice oriented fellowships. in Urban Education ESL from New Jersey City University. Lilian started with YES Prep North Central in 2007, as a YES Corp member. Lupita, a proud product of East Side San Jose who continues to reside in the neighborhood with her daughter, Daveena, has taken her upbringing and experiences to pay it forward. He earned a BA with Honors in Political Science from the University of Central Florida and is a graduate of the ICN Business School in France. When I was 12 years old, she brought me to this country to be a part of her journey and to completely change the trajectory of my life. Over her career, she has served in various domestic violence agencies, community education organizations and non-profits in volunteer, administrative and clinical roles. She is a proud Black and Puerto Rican woman. She has volunteered with the Chicano Latino Youth Leadership Project for over a decade. She migrated to the USA in 2003 to pursue her B.A. He also supported national initiatives, including corps member and alumni summits and the annual School Leaders of Color Conference. However, in 2012, when the US passed an immigration policy named Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), her teaching dream came true. She is a California native who has worked extensively with the California state legislature and with the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans. As an adoptive mother, Paola is an advocate for adoption and foster care. Later moving to the positions of ESL coordinator, academic achievement specialist, and now an Assitant Principal. Currently, Rosa serves as the National Associate Director of Development at Rocketship Public Schools and supports fundraising across the network. Ana was born in San Jose de Los Orozcos, San Luis Potos Mxico. Before that, Janine served as Executive Director of Parent Institute for Quality Education (PIQE) for 7 years, creating partnerships among parents, students, and educators to further students academic achievement impacting nearly 2,500 students annually. Throughout her career, she focused on ensuring high quality and equitable instruction for students, and the school districts she led saw improvements in student performance and success. Shelby earned her PhD in Education from the University of Rhode Island, MBA from University of Massachusetts, and BA in Public and Community Service Studies from Providence College. Betsy Castro is the founding Vice President of Finance and Operations at Latinos for Education, where she brings deep experience in finance and operations, entrepreneurship, project management, and strategy. Mercedes McMillan is a Houston native, who immigrated from Mexico at the age of 2. Through her and her teams work at Rusk, they were able to take the school from IR 2 status to a B-rated campus and dramatically shift the campus culture. I want to continue to be a role model, motivate and guide students on the right path to achieve their academic goals and educational success. 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