She arrived in Lawrence from Newton Public Schools, where she was Assistant Superintendent of Elementary Education. is passionate about supporting an inclusive community of Latino leaders from diverse backgrounds. All her professional experiences from Michigan public school teacher, to non-profit professional development provider, to NASA Education Programs Specialist have been dedicated to lighting a spark in students and educators. Andrea was born in Mexico City and immigrated to Boston in 1994. Si se puede! Myra credits her mentors and a few key colleagues (ranging from staff to faculty to students) who, throughout her career, helped shape her confidence in many areas (including the unknown). 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. Claudia received her masters degree in Educational Media and Technology from Boston University, and her doctorate degree from the MIT Media Laboratory. In her current role as Director in Mental Health Services, Jennifer advances equity in access to high quality mental health care for all students, especially students of color and in underserved communities. D. in Human Development and Family Studies. 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. After college, I began to work at Mothers for Justice and Equality as a Bilingual Family Advocate where I worked closely with various Latino communities in Boston by advocating and supporting their needs through mentoring services and group support sessions. Vicky began her journey into education as a behavioral therapist working with students on the Autism spectrum in schools and at home. In Los Angeles I had the privilege of not only working with a diverse student population, but also a diverse faculty. Her passion for working and serving the Latino community is a result of her personal experiences as a Mexican immigrant and first-generation college graduate. 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. In 2017 she graduated with a Master of Counseling in Education, and started her career as a college counselor for YES Prep. Outside of work, Judith likes to spend quality time with her husband and their two sons. A sports lover, passionate about photography and telling stories, with a constant desire to impact peoples lives. Claudia Urrea is the Senior Associate Director for pK-12 at the MIT Abdul Latif Jameel World Education Lab (J-WEL). 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. 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. 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. I have served as Diversity Ambassador for my campus in years past and enjoy developing culturally responsive professional development and classroom lessons for the district. Having worked in customer service roles for most of her life, she knew her passion was teaching and making a difference. Currently she is a doctoral student at Baylor University where her focus is on learning design and organizational change. in Political Science and Religion from Pepperdine University and aMasters of Sciencein Education from Hunter College. After being in the classroom for 4 years, she decided her interests in education lied more heavily on one-to-one relationships with both students and families. in Political Science and Spanish Literature from Loyola Marymount and his Ed.M in International Education Policy from Harvard University. As Early College Coordinator, she developed programs by which students earn college credits and participate in workplace internships; last year, the inaugural class of seven students graduated from high school having already earned their associates degree. Gladys decided to pursue leadership opportunities as an Instructional Coach and, currently, a Department Head. Sylvia Vieira is theManager of National Programs. Read More Contact Myrla Feria's Phone Number and Email Last Update 11/30/2022 8:10 PM Email m***@ideapublicschools.org Engage via Email Contact Number (***) ***-**** Engage via Phone Since then, she has dedicated nearly two decades to supporting students and educators. 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. At Latinos for Education,we are intentionally cultivating Latino leadership and not leavingincreasing diversity ineducationup to chance, saysAndy Canales, Executive Director of Latinos for Education in Houston. I then moved on to work on my masters and getting certified as a Dyslexia Practitioner. I am a mother of four amazing kidsmy eldest daughter is an Aggie alum married to another wonderful Aggie alum, my son is at Saint Johns University at Minnesota studying Chemistry, my third just graduated as the Valedictorian of her class at YES Prep North Forest and will be attending Yale University on a full scholarship, and lastly, my little 5-year-old daughter just started Kindergarten. Beforehand, Lorena worked on cultivating corporate philanthropy and individual donors with the Posse Foundation and Epiphany School. 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. Oneofthe Fellows reflected on the weekend sharing, This fellowshiphas cultivated a valued space for reflection and connection with other passionate, driven professionals. She was also an Adjunct Instructor for the Johns Hopkins University School of Education Master of Science in Education program. He taught 4th/5th grade and mentored three teacher candidates from the Stanford Teacher Education Program. From Summer Search, to Sociedad Latina, and Boston University, she has mentored Latino and other underrepresented youth across the city to pursue, afford and graduate from college. Italia Cea grew up with value given to speaking multiple languages and expressing her culture. Born and raised in Bogot, Colombia where I completed my studies as a civil engineer, I started my career in education in 2004 when I moved to Houston. After seven years in the classroom, she realized she could influence students on a larger platform and received her Masters and Principal Certification in 2010 from Lamar University. He is a first generation college graduate and has a personal mission to provide equitable access to great education for all children. Born of Puerto Rican and Guatemalan descent, she was the first in her family to get accepted and attend a four-year university. Ana started her education career as a Teach For America corps member in Denver, Colorado where she was a 5th grade bilingual ELA teacher. Ruby attended and graduated from The University of Texas at Austin. She uses the excitement of human spaceflight to inspire learners to be curious and pursue their passions. The foundation serves over 2,000 students in Title 1 schools, Casa de Esperanza de Los Nios, and families at the Ronald McDonald House, supporting childrens cognitive, emotional, physical, social, and language development through the power of music. Dr. Jessica Huizenga is the Interim Executive Director of Massachusetts at Latinos for Education. I believe that we all have a purpose in life, and I firmly believe that education has been one of the best investments in my life allowing me to achieve my purpose in life. As a product of the Boston Public Schools (BPS), she has dedicated the last sixteen years to improving the educational experience of BPS students while ensuring students have a voice and are included in decision making. Married at First Sight couple Gil Cuero and Myrla Feria didn't have the smoothest journey on the controversial marriage experiment. Joshuas mission is to democratize STEM/CTE/CS, which calls for these solutions to be accessible, equitable, and inclusive throughout the country. Jessica Mandes is a proud Newyorican. Robert is grateful for being part of the board fellowship and hopes that he can continue making a positive impact in the lives of Latino students and families as a result. Jimmy Aguilar is from East Palo Alto, CA. director at various nonprofit organizations serving students and families. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Community Planning from UMass Boston and a Masters in Public Policy from Tufts University. In May of 2020, I was happy to be named the new Principal at Eckert Elementary. Position that gave her the opportunity to work side by side with district teachers, students, and families. Tatiana Acosta serves as the Manager, Development Operations and Analytics at Latinos for Education. I worked in Lawrence as a School Counselor in grades PK-8. I was born and raised in Boston, MA and love making an impact in my hometown by working as an educator. She strongly believes that teamwork makes all the difference in performance. . Andy holds a dual B.A. Judys current efforts include working collaboratively with a range of educators to provide research-based professional development for curriculum design, teaching, and learning, implementing the teacher evaluation process and program assessments, and developing coherent practices for school improvement. In 2004 she moved to Reece Academy were she met her educational leadership mentor. Betsy has worked for a wide range of impactful organizations, including being a founding leader at a charter school that serves English Language Learners. In her free time, she enjoys listening to live music, traveling the world with her best friends, reading novels from authors across the diaspora and discovering new foods at unique restaurants. At any Aldine Campus, you can trust that students learn, students have many experiences, and most importantly, they are loved! I decided to become a teacher after being an effective substitute teacher for 2 years. Hope is now in her ninth year in education and has experience at the elementary, middle, and high school levels. Prior to that role, Dominique worked in School Operations for two charter school networks (KIPP and Uncommon Schools). As a bilingual/bicultural educator, she has been part of various appointed Task Forces that focus on English Language Learners who have disabilities. I then attended Sam Houston State University and received my Masters Degree in Educational Administration. 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. With over 15 years of experience, Betsy is a finance, operations, and people strategist who ensures financial sustainability, operational excellence, and an inclusive work environment. She migrated to the USA in 2003 to pursue her B.A. In addition, Carlos is a Certified Career Coach, a Northeastern university graduate and alumni of 2019 Aspiring Latino Leader Fellowship. As far as Jimmy can remember, his parents, both immigrants from Guanajuato, Mexico instilled the importance of education. law degree from Boston University; and an LLM law degree from Temple University. He had oversight of a large Out-of-School Time program serving approximately 600+ unique children annually, as well as working cross-departmentally to engage in best practices. She started her career in education working as a community organizer at Sociedad Latina in Mission Hill. Shirley started her marketing career in Brand Management at Procter & Gamble. As of now, she is 35 years old. Niurka is honored to have the privilege to accompany others on their journey to creatively explore opportunities for healing/wellness and empowerment. As a first-generation student, including being the first in both families to earn a masters degree in Educational Leadership, trying to be a role model for my entire family and our communities has never been easy. Lora Meza is currently a Curriculum Instructional Specialist for Social Studies teachers at Bleyl Middle School for the Cy-Fair ISD in Houston, Texas. As a Senior Manager in the HISD College Readiness Department, he oversees programming that support immigrant and Latinx seniors and families through the ALAS/Wings advising team and Dreamers committee, as well as aligning a team of managers and advisors that support over 2500 seniors at 17 high schools. Unfortunately, her two oldest children were also failed by the system. Andy began his career in education as a teacher in low-income communities in Miami and New York City. 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. Last year I accepted a position as a middle school adjustment counselor for Haverhill Public Schools. Prior to her work with BES, Lorena worked as Chief of Staff at City Year, Miami. As an educator, he has served in different capacities, bilingual teacher, bilingual skills specialist, Assistant Principal, and is currently entering his 16th year in education. She enjoys going on bike rides with them and reading picture books. His passion is providing access to learners in post-secondary higher education. In 2012,Armandoreceived the Commitment to Excellence Award, Presidents Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanics. Following her involvement with LEE, Kelly beat a Chelsea School Committee incumbent of 10 years, by being elected by her beloved community to serve as the youngest School Committee official ever elected in her district, while also attending graduate classes at Boston University. I attended LoneStar College for 2 years and received my Associates of Science Degree. in Spanish. 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. Lupita was influenced early on by her family and knew that her passion was to also advocate for the community she called home. . in Education from Fordham University and a B.A. Through both his professional and personal relationships, Christopher continues to build upon his leadership in academia where priority is given to building capacity of all students and families. As the oldest of five girls, she received a Bachelors degree from California Polytechnic State University. 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. University of Texas-Pan American 2008 alum, and currently an Algebra II teacher at YES Prep Public Schools. She is famous for her appearance on the thirteenth season of the reality TV show, Married At First Sight. My abuela said, Tienes que ser como la palma. After obtaining her Bachelors Degree from Sam Houston State University in Interdisciplinary Studies, she accepted her first teaching job as a 1 st grade Bilingual Teacher at Johnson Elementary in Aldine ISD. Carlabegan her work in the K-16 ecosystem as a substitute teacher, which is when her passion for education as a social justice movementwas sparked. 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. As Student Engagement Manager, Maria is responsible for developing, leading and managing the BPS strategic efforts to increase student engagement, voice and leadership through school-based and district programs and initiatives. After being exposed to Bilingual Education through her Latino friends, she decided to stay in Houston, TX, as an international student, and obtain a Masters in Education with a focus in Bilingual Education at University of Houston-Main Campus. Janine served on the board of Latina Coalition of Silicon Valley (LCSV) for 6 years, serving as President in 2017. As the Associate Director of Strategic Partnerships, Joshua is a co-founding team member of NeuroMaker, the educational division of BrainCo. Joshua went on to work for Samsung Electronics America. Luzdivina grew up in the small town of Rio Grande City. Dr. Rojas has a systematic approach to helping up-in-coming leaders reach their full potential. For the last 4 years she has served as an assistant principal at Thomas J. Rusk Middle School, part of the Dallas ISD ACE initiative. Sabrina was born and raised in Miami to Cuban and Dominican immigrants. She has worked in public education since 2000 and has served as a paraprofessional, and classroom teacher. Upon graduation Ellie attended and graduated from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst with a BA in Spanish and Latin american studies. 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. When becoming a mother, her passion to advocate grew. When Juan was accepted to Stanford University, he committed himself to building a career that ensured that the potential he saw in his community and those like it would be nurtured and ignited. After eight years in that position Italia took the opportunity to open the Literacy department in Aldine ISD and be part of developing and growing educators to deliver effective education, and ensures they can adapt to the changing needs of students and families. Dr. Kike Lopez currently works as an assistant principal at Campbell Middle School in Cypress Fairbanks ISD. Originally from Peru, he was raised in Venezuela and came to the U.S. as a teenager. She has held professional roles with United Way and served as Assistant Director of Annual Giving at Butler University. At 23, shortly after receiving her Masters Degree from Boston University, she was then elected as the youngest and only Latina Vice Chairwoman to the board, and now serves as the Chairwoman. She is a proud graduate of the Worcester Public Schools and specifically North High school class of 1996. from Western Illinois University. I have since been a part of a Rocketship Public Schools where I have taught Transitional Kindergarten and Kindergarten for 5 years. Outside of work, Isabella is a Zumba Instructor, loves to travel, and has a very inquisitive toddler. Leydi Cottrill was born in Guatemala and came to the United States at the age of seven. Maria Vega-Viera is a beacon of light for her community. The University of Texas - Pan American. Ruth M. Lpez, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Educational Leadership & Policy Studies in the College of Education at the University of Houston. In addition, she also serves Lynn Hispanic Scholarship Fund as a current Board member providing strategic guidance and structure. Prior to working at GPA, worked at another BPS therapeutic K -5 base program supporting students/families learning and health needs. Inspired by her fathers journey as an educator, Adriana started her own teaching career as an ESL teacher in Houston as a 2007 Teach For America corps member. Ruby has a passion for helping youth and the community via the arts and created the Texas Salsa Congress (TSC). She received her teaching certification in EC-6 Generalist, and taught Pre-k, Kindergarten, Early Childhood Science, and Fifth Grade Science. Pasadena ISD is one of the largest school districts in Texas with over 80% Latino students. She started working as a business leadership coach. 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. Unfortunately, not every student gets seen like I did and therefore potential remains unleashed. I have participated in different committees with TEA, including the Dual Language Guidance Committee and a couple of Proclamations for language arts and mathematics, and different item revision and range finder committees for reading and writing. I am grateful for the intentional, , College Counselor, KIPP Texas Public Schools, , Program Specialist VI, Texas Education Agency, , Program Director ACE, YES Prep Public Schools, , Scholar Relations Coordinator, The Terry Foundation, Literacy Specialist, Baker Ripley Promise Community Schools, , Director of Educator Leadership & Engagement, Teach, , Founding Principal, KIPP Texas Public Schools, , Director of Districts, EMERGE Fellowship, , Coordinator of Federal & Special Programs, Tomball ISD. 406 following. As a first-generation high school and college graduate, she is passionate about providing opportunities for students who come from the same underserved communities and believes that it takes a village to raise a child. 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. She is currently Vice President of Marketing at Ellevation Education. Language acquisition, second language learning, assessment and working with students with disabilities have been her passion. Mara Gilyard is the Family and Community Organizer for Greater Houston at Latinos for Education. He, National Center for Teacher Residencies, Rocketship. My path allowed me to gain experiences as a Project Coordinator, Family Service Coordinator, University Recruiter, Academic Advisor, Teacher, College Counselor and a Director of College Counseling. Sandra supports the campus goals by planning with primary teachers, guiding them through coaching and feedback cycles, and by providing targeted intervention for students. After 4 years as School Administration Manager at a dual immersion school in Cambridge, she became the first 12th grade teacher at the only public dual immersion high school in New England, at Boston Public Schools. As an immigrant and former ESL student, she understands the needs and lack of systemic and cultural knowledge that affect many immigrant families. She has sat on the Board of EmpowHERto, The Honor Yoga Foundation, and Blue Sky Talk. Dr. Quiroz earned a doctorate in Educational Leadership in P-20 from San Francisco State University, a Master of Arts degree in Organization and Leadership in Education from the University of San Francisco and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Child and Adolescent Development, with a concentration in Early Childhood Education from San Francisco State University. In 2012. received the Commitment to Excellence Award, Presidents Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanics. With Lasallian Volunteers I served in an upstate New York school for court adjudicated boys and young men as a recreation coordinator. Lora has also coached girls volleyball, boys basketball and supervised model union. Vicky Diaz is a proud Nicarguence, Boricua, Chileana native of San Jose, CA. At the core of Adrianas beliefs on education is Frederick Douglass quote, Once you learn to read, you will be forever free. She is enthusiastically committed to doing her part as a literacy educator and leader to make this a reality for all students. Ana McCoy was born in Juarez, Mexico and immigrated to the United States with her mother just a few weeks after birth. Maritza Acosta, a Houston, Texas native, graduated from the University of Houston-Main Campus in 2012 with a Bachelor of Science in Human Development and Family Studies and Minor in Teaching and Learning. She enjoys reading, organizing, and going on hikes with her love ones. A few successful ones, Jasmine Star, Marie Forleo, Vanessa Lauand the thousands they have conned into believing that they can make 6 figures by "coaching" others without any experience. TNTP's official website is www.tntp.org What is TNTP's Revenue? 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