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. She received all of her primary and secondary education on her native island. She graduated from the University of Houston with a degree in Political Science and History. 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. 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. Growing up, Adrianas father, a second generation Mexican American immigrant and first generation college student, instilled in her the importance of education both through his beliefs and also through his experiences as a teacher in Chicago. Dr. Huizenga taught courses covering school law, curriculum, instruction and assessment, and prepared future educators and leaders for service in public education. No matter what bigotry and hatred comes our way, it is our responsibility to hold back the dark and fight back with love. Janine was named 40 under 40 in 2018 by the Silicon Valley Business Journal. Were also ensuring Latino education professionals have access to job and professional development opportunities across the country through our members-only Talent Hub. I felt cheated throughout most of my life. My name is Andrew Rodolfo Aguilar, but I prefer to be called Andrs. 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. Lupita was influenced early on by her family and knew that her passion was to also advocate for the community she called home. Elizabeth has a passion for bilingual education and supporting teachers so that everyone student has access to great education. Jos has served as a leader in a number of non-profit organizations, including his role as Educational Director at the National Hispanic Institute. Jimmy Aguilar is from East Palo Alto, CA. She is passionate about healing, change, and growth for children, families and systems. Last year I accepted a position as a middle school adjustment counselor for Haverhill Public Schools. Irma has grounded her personal mission around improving access to a great education for all children. She provides support to teachers, instructional coaches, and campus administrators. As I have grown, Ive realized that my experience not only shaped me into the resilient and resourceful adult that I am (still becoming) but it has also given me the ability to connect with families. Currently Ellie has returned back to North High school and back to her role as Assistant Principal. Jos Col serves as the Director of Greater Boston Programs at Latinos for Education where he oversees the planning and execution of local programs and services. Rosa is currently a District Director in the Massachusetts legislature and hopes to obtain a law degree to continue to support vulnerable communities. I was a teacher at Harris Academy and a Skills Specialist at Gray Elementary. I was born and raised in San Francisco, CA in the Mission District, el corazn de San Francisco, home to many Mexican and Central American immigrants. My father is from Tula, Tamaulipas and my mother is from Cuidad Juarez, Chihuahua. I moved up to the San Jose area in my teens due to my parents work. In his spare time, you can find David spending time with his family, planning the next family adventure, and sharing a meal. I was born in Bronx, NY but was raised in Providence, RI with both my parents and 3 female siblings. Myrla, 34, is a leadership coach who believes the Married at First Sight experts will find her a perfect match. in History at the University of California,Berkeley. She came to the United States in 1993 as part of the studied abroad program from the Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara. This year she will be starting a new chapter as the multilingual speech pathology department liaison, providing coaching and support for her peers. However, he graduated from the University of Missouri in 2011 and joined Teach For America after feeling the need to have a stable career and make an impact. Michael decided to devote himself to educational equity work and seeking to expand his impact, he joined Achievement First as the Science Achievement Director and worked across schools to develop a science program curriculum used not only at Achievement First middle and high schools, but in many other classrooms and schools across the country. OTW Safety focuses on designing and manufacturing construction, event, and pedestrian safety barricades. Martha was born and raised in Veracruz, Mexico. Her experience in professional development has focused on bilingual education, literacy, and language development. She is an alumnus of Houstons National Hispanic Institute, gaining a variety of experiences that supported her early passion for legislative change in education. As of 2021, She is 35 Years old. Alexis currently serves as Vice Chair for the First 5 San Mateo County Commission, a commission charged with strategic planning, guidance and oversight in supporting children between the ages of 0-5. is a graduate of the Stanford Latino Entrepreneurship Leaders Program and an inauguralPahara-Aspen NextGen Fellow. For the past 3 years, Natalia has worked in Special Education as a co-teacher. Johanas career has been driven by the beliefthatif every person is given access to the supports and resourcestofulfill their potential, we will be abletoaddress the complex and diverse issues wefaceas a society. She graduated from Elkins High School in 2009 and attended Texas A&M University. Leading the staffing and recruiting strategy for a range of far reaching education consulting projects in the Southwest region. She graduated from Indiana University as a Hudson and Holland Scholar and holds her B.A. I was an Assistant Principal at Goodman for 6 years and 1 year at Gray Elementary. Juan Carlos Villasenor received his Bachelors degree from the University of California Berkeley in 2010. After earning her degree she moved to the Tampa, Florida area to teach fourth grade. He has spent his professional career working to build stronger schools as a teacher, teacher leader, and systems level leader in both traditional public and public charter schools. During my high school years, I had one amazing teacher who saw the potential in me and challenged me to see it for myself. Joshua then joined BrainCo, a brain-machine interface technology company. Like his family, he believes that a greater education leads to greater opportunity and an ability to collectively respond to injustice. Mary Jane Sotelo is a Senior Treasury Officer at Fifth Third Bank working with Middle Market and Oil and Gas clients. Outside of work, Judith likes to spend quality time with her husband and their two sons. He is a big advocate for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion work and cares deeply for empowerment opportunities in our community, especially those underrepresent, POC communities. 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. Dr. Lara has a bachelors degree in Psychology from the University of Maryland University College and a masters in educational administration from Texas State University. Aide Batarse immigrated from Mexico to the United States as a teenager a few decades ago. Through individualized coaching, practice in real classrooms, and real-time feedback, participants learn . Within this network, she learned about City Year and committed to serving in Boston. She was raised by strong leaders. Cecilia came to Oakland to attend the University of California, Berkeley to receive her Masters Degree in Social Welfare in 2009 and the Principal Leadership Institute at Cal in 2018 to receive a Masters in Educational Leadership. For over 10 years, Roberts career has been devoted to serving Houstonians and Texans at-large. Leydi Cottrill was born in Guatemala and came to the United States at the age of seven. Betsy has worked for a wide range of impactful organizations, including being a founding leader at a charter school that serves English Language Learners. Having worked for the third-largest staffing agency in the country, Gabriela has keen insight on the impact of organizational policies, compensation, and diversity as it relates to achieving an organizations intended goals and objectives. She is the daughter of Antonio, who comes from a strong line of Educators from Oaxaca and granddaughter to Avelino who was a former, but proud field worker who would share stories of his own experience,which she enjoyed listening to. She enjoys going on bike rides with them and reading picture books. She has twenty plus years of banking experience and has worked with various industries including chemical midstream, healthcare, government public sector, technology and life science, franchise and real estate clients. He draws his passion to drive educational equity by closing gaps in postsecondary education outcomes from his experience growing up low-income and undocumented in Pasadena, TX. She believes it is the truest way to form community and give back, while providing understanding. He is a native Texan and holds a B.S. As a proud Mexican and first-generation college graduate, R.D. Aixa Borrero-Sanchez moved from Puerto Rico to Boston, MA to pursue a career in speech-language pathology at Boston University after studying special education at the University of Puerto Rico. Dominique Diggs is the Manager, People and Culture at Latinos for Education. Judith Rodriguez began her career in education as a paraprofessional while attending college. As the daughter of two immigrant parents, she was inspired to work in education policy after watching her parents navigate the challenges of supporting their children in the education system. Her youngest daughter attended Rocketship Fuerza. Ruth Stephen is originally from the Dominican Republic. She previously served in the Houston Mayors Anti-Gang Office and Houston Health Department overseeing program planning. In 2016, she obtained a dual Associates degree in Business Management and Accounting from North Shore Community College followed by her Bachelor of Science in Healthcare Administration in 2020. A list of his professional appointments include inaugural Houston board fellow with Latinos for Education; board member of Connect CommunityPurpose Built Communities, a Houston nonprofit focused on serving the unique needs of immigrant and refugee families; board president of the Emmy Saenz Foundation, a Texas nonprofit providing material support to Spinal Cord Injury survivors; inaugural member of the Teacher Advisory Council for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation; curriculum writer for Twin Cities Public Television, and board member of the East Education Project. She holds a BA from Boston College (07) and a MSW from Boston College Graduate School of Social Work (16). Ivn J Tamayo is a specialist in the Family and Community Engagement department in Aldine ISD in Houston, TX. He realized that his primary and secondary education had no prepared him appropriately for college, but he found a way to succeed despite the odds. In this role he worked to advance educational equity, opportunity, and access for marginalized students. After earning her degree, in 2006, Sandra could not begin her teaching career due to her undocumented status. She uses the excitement of human spaceflight to inspire learners to be curious and pursue their passions. Jennifer serves as the Vice-Chair of the Somerset County Democratic Committee Hispanic Caucus. Kimberly was a founding member of YES Preps Program Team where she was the Special Projects Coordinator and Executive Assistant to the Chief Program Officer (formerly Chief Talent Officer) until November of 2021. Currently, she is the Assistant Director for Related Services in the Office of Special Education. Dr. Frank Rojas is a purpose-driven leader committed to helping people and organizations grow into their purpose. Sandra is an active change agent in the lives of Latinx children. She is also a member of the Education of Colors Coalition Leadership Team, co-chair of the Latinx Educator Resource group and founding member of the Educators of Color Mentorship Program in her district. She received a Masters of Education from University of Texas at Tyler and is currently pursuing a Doctoral Degree from Universidad Guadalupe Victoria where she is completing her dissertation on The Barriers Currently Affecting School Engagement of Immigrant Families in Their Childrens Education. There are thousands out there. In this role she successfully supported the district in a 42% reduction in exclusionary discipline over 5 years through the creation of a district-wide network of mental health and substance use intervention programs. A first-generation college grad who witnessed the power of education in her own life, Shirley is fiercely passionate about providing equitable learning opportunities that help all students reach their highest aspirations. She was the first in her family to attend college and continues to be a role model for her family and peers. He then moved to corporate communications and was the communications and press director for two different Colombian state entities. He received his B.A. Cecilia is a Chicana Los Angeles native and Oakland lover, with over twenty years experience in the field of education, youth development, community organizing and advocacy efforts aimed at creating anti racist schools and developing and supporting teachers and students in increasing Black and Brown excellence in our schools. Currently, Lupita serves her community as the proud Assistant Principal of Family Engagement and Administration and Founding OM at Rocketship Rising Stars Academy. His talent for supporting and empowering teams to restore dignity and purpose continues to be his greatest commitment to his work. Upon return she landed in Houston to be with family and await a work permission visa. Mercedes McMillan is a Houston native, who immigrated from Mexico at the age of 2. One of Lillie Pineros three sons, he was raised to be a proud Boricua. In 2014, she became a founding parent of Rocketship Fuerza Community Prep and a parent leader in her community advocating for equity in education. If Gil works for Houston FD the salary range for fire fighters is listed as $46K to $55K. Dominique has always been passionate about diversity and equity and believes that L4Es Rise as a Collective value sets an important framework for the future of our society and the role that community should play in it. Ana is a presenter at early childhood conferences and has taught at Rice University, Houston Community College, and Interlochen Arts Camp. In this role, Shelby also manages grants totaling over $3.5million. Daniel trained as an attorney, and for over twenty years prior to his board work, kept a private general practice. She has served as school administrator, high school teacher, non profit director, social worker, and union organizer, who, examines and implement services and programs to support in addressing systematic biases and disparities that affect the educational outcomes of Black and Brown students in an effort to effecting organizational change, and collaborating with partners and staff to improve racial and educational equity for youth. She was the first in her family to graduate from college from Texas A&M University- Kingsville with a bachelors in Kinesiology and Psychology. At Stonehill, she designed her own major under the Multidisciplinary Studies track to combine her passions for Political Science and Business Administration. She is actively involved in supporting the hispanic families in her community as well as educating them on options after graduation. Lorena lives in Boston with her spouse and two children. Dr. Huizenga taught courses covering school law, curriculum, instruction and assessment, and prepared future educators and leaders for service in public education. In her most current role as Managing Director of Principal Preparation, National Director of Leadership Coaching, Luzdivina has led the alignment and development of DLDs and RDICs across the district as they build the capacity of the current and future school leaders in their region. Prior her policy work Natalia served as a Spanish Teacher and Teacher Leadership Development Coach. Last year I became the proud Assistant Principal of Rocketship Rising Stars where I have been able to learn and put into practice my leadership skills but most importantly learn how to leverage my identity as a Latina leader in my community and in my professional role. As a first-generation immigrant from Mxico, Juan draws his inspiration from working alongside a collective of parents, teachers and school leaders who fully expect our Rocketeers to be the future doctors, lawyers, engineers, mayors and teachers who will transform our communities. Through this work, Lorena wants to ensure that students, educators, and families can move beyond fighting for access and focus on creating impact. The journey from Houston to Boston served as a learning experience in a variety of ways and often challenged her family dynamics. She earned her Master of Education in Language, Literacy, and Culture at the University of Illinois at Chicago in order to pursue opportunities in literacy leadership. In addition, she is a Music Together teacher trainer. The foundation of college preparation from Upward Bound, Communication and Culture from Clark University and Transforming communities from American University and volunteering for Lawrence Communityworks led to an overall passion for social change with a focus of empowering families, promoting values based HR practices in the workforce and connecting neighbors in under-resourced communities. After a stint to be near family in New England, he moved to San Jose as the Business Operations Manager at Rocketship Fuerza Community Prep. She is an experienced senior executive with 25 years working with diverse, low-income at-promise clients with multiple barriers and abilities. Born and raised in Cali, Colombia, Mara Fernanda moved to the United States and attended Suffolk University where she obtained a Bachelors Degree in Communications and International Affairs and a Masters Degree in Public Administration. 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