Janine served on the board of Latina Coalition of Silicon Valley (LCSV) for 6 years, serving as President in 2017. I have also obtained my bachelors degree in Human Science and Service from the University of Rhode Island. Originally from Venezuela, he earned a BS in Mass Media & Communications from the Universidad Santa Mara in Caracas. She is married with three children and has a grandson. 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. Her love of music led her to co-found Mercury Chamber Orchestra. After graduation from college, he became the Homeless Program Coordinator at Prevent Blindness Texas ensuring homeless individuals in Houston had access to eye exams and glasses to better their lives. Our People Our Leadership Our Board Julie Shapiro SVP, Strategy, Policy, and External Affairs In the summer of 2010 he joined Teach For America and started his teaching career at Voices College-Bound Language Academy. She is also on the Parent Organizing Committee as a Parent Leader, where she continues to advocate for her daughter, students, and communities, focusing on equity, breaking cycles and closing the achievement gap. These experiences motivated Ferny to attend the Harvard Graduate School of Education to do academic research and to learn best practices to further implement in his work. I was born and raised in Houston, TX and love being able to make an impact in the educational sector in my hometown. Married at First Sight spoilers and updates tease that Myrla Feria and Gil Cuero were matched on season 23 of MAFS. Soniris recently completed her Masters in Science in Education with a concentration in Teacher Leadership from Walden University. As a child, he had to become adept at meeting new people because of the frequent moving. David Henry serves as the Managing Director, National Development. Elizabeth now serves as a Literacy Specialist at YES Prep Public Schools. Sylvia Vieira is theManager of National Programs. She decided to join the Latino Board Fellowship because she wants to contribute to educational nonprofits in a deep and transformative way. Benjamin brings a decade of experience in education, beginning his teaching career in high school and middle school math classrooms before transitioning to a Professional Development Consulting role for Curriculum Associates, where he facilitated professional development for teachers all over the country. Were also ensuring Latino education professionals have access to job and professional development opportunities across the country through our members-only Talent Hub. In 2016, she co-chaired the largest parent-led candidates forum in San Jose hosting both city council and state Assembly hopefuls. She was also selected as a recipient of the 29 Who Shines 2022 award, which was selected by Salem State University and the Department of Secondary Education. The son of two public-school educators, Sergio was inspired to join Teach for America in his hometown to support the growing communities of color there. Paola is a graduate of the University of St. Thomas, BA in Communications and Philosophy and Dallas Theological Seminary, MA in Counseling. 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. As a bilingual/bicultural educator, she has been part of various appointed Task Forces that focus on English Language Learners who have disabilities. Niurka is a Transformational Social Worker for BPS, and a Personal Stylist. Dr. Rojas has also earned an Executive MBA through Pepperdine University and holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration through DeVry University. She is currently the Director of the Harvard Dental Center where she serves as a member of the Centers leadership team. Position that gave her the opportunity to work side by side with district teachers, students, and families. Previously, Lorena served as Director of Development at Building Excellent Schools (BES), a national organization focused on school leadership formation. She previously worked at Mission Economic Development Agency in San Francisco where she was a senior data analyst and a Salesforce administrator. Andy Canales, Executive Director of Latinos for Education in Houston. Jennifer has served in Dallas area public schools for over 14 years as a teacher, counselor, at-risk facilitator, and coordinator of administrative services and special programs. Some of her education related titles include Qniversity Fellow, Neighbor Circles Facilitation Trainer, ESL Adult Education Instructor, 3rd-5th grade Special Ed Paraprofessional, College Spanish Tutor and TRIO Youth Leader. In this role he worked to advance educational equity, opportunity, and access for marginalized students. Mary Jane Sotelo is a Senior Treasury Officer at Fifth Third Bank working with Middle Market and Oil and Gas clients. Lorena lives in Boston with her spouse and two children. My father was born and raised in Raymondville, and my mother was born and raised in Montemorelos, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. He received a bachelors degree in business from the University of Houston and has a masters degree in educational leadership from Stephen F. Austin State University. Irma has grounded her personal mission around improving access to a great education for all children. In 2013, Natalia moved to Houston, Texas to work in public education. in Management/Organizational Behavior from the Harvard University Extension School. Vivi Oliveira grew up in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Dr. Tina Brooks grew up in Houstons East End. Sergio Gallardo was born in Houston, Texas and currently works at the Arabic Immersion Magnet School as a Math Interventionist. Married at First Sight wife Myrla used to be a principal, but now she is a leadership coach. As an active participant and mother of 4 young adults in her local community, she brings awareness to the front level where it is often missed in her diverse community. Most recently, she served as the Managing Director of College Access at EMERGE. In 2020 they launched the first-ever LGBTQ+ initiative for the Association of Latino Professionals for America (ALPFA) at the local and national level, since then they have been serving as the Director for ALPFA Pride at the Boston chapter. Hewas previously Chief Growth & Impact Officer and originally joined asVP of Strategy and Programs in 2017 after five years at Johns Hopkins as Boston Executive Director and later Regional Director overseeing 14 schools across the northeast in the largest randomized control trial of school reform in American history (Diplomas Now i3 Study). in Biology and M.S.Ed in Curriculum and Instruction from University of Houston. If Myrla is/was a leadership coach with TNTP, they are hiring an education coach with a salary range of $93K to 140K. Dr. Velasco was honored by New York Mayor Bill de Blasio in recognition for national service. Previously, Michelle was a junior high campus administrator and teacher for Pasadena ISD for ten years. Jos Eduardo is originally from Guanajuato, Mexico and now calls Houston, Texas home. Cecilia Paz Aguilar is a Senior Manager with TNTP for the Southwest Region (LA, TX, AR, OK, AR, or NM), where she is committed to elevating and aligning the work to organizational and regional priorities. Ivn describes himself as an immigrant, educator, and a proud life-long English learner who advocates for newcomers students and their families; he believes that these communities have an extraordinary heritage and culture to learn from. I am now in my eighth year with Rocketship Public Schools and my sixth year of school leadership. I was fortunate to become the Principal of Carroll Elementary in August 2017. Because she believes she can make a change in the lives of teachers, students, parents, and colleagues. Unfortunately, her two oldest children were also failed by the system. Eventually that changed, and my parents bought a house in The Northside with my moms savings from driving kids in the neighborhood to school and Tupperware sales. Soon, Sergio hopes to continue his education, connect with other leaders, and run for local office to do his part to close the achievement gap. In this role, she worked collaboratively to create the San Jac 1st Gen mentoring program, a student athlete mentoring program, and Mosaic a mentoring and bridge program for African American and Black-identifying students. Natalie started her career in education as a teacher for Houston Independent School District in a 5th grade bilingual classroom. Alongside her team, they were able to send over 300,000 pounds of food, clothes, and medical resources to Puerto Rico. Jacqueline Moreno, a Greater Houston Area, Texas native, graduated from University of Houston- Clear Lake in 1995 with a BS in Education. She has sat on the Board of EmpowHERto, The Honor Yoga Foundation, and Blue Sky Talk. Lorena graduated from Boston College with a B.A. Her initiatives included co-developing curriculum and training students for a new Medical Terminology & Interpreting professional pathways program. She has been the Assistant principal at Conley Elementary for 3 years and aspires to become a superintendent in the future. Daniel Sanchez currently serves as a director on the boards of major media and telecommunications companies. TNTP. Prior to her outreach work, Sylvia also coordinated the data collection for several research projects on the topic of teacher effectiveness. Carmina has a strong background in K-12 teacher preparation and coaching. Over her career, she has served in various domestic violence agencies, community education organizations and non-profits in volunteer, administrative and clinical roles. She also serves as a Board of Education member for her local school district. In this role, she conceptualizes and implements a broad range of public programs related to the museums exhibitions and enhances community partnerships with local and national organizations. 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 a leadership coach, Myrla has faith in other life experts to find her the perfect stranger to marry on Married at First Sight. in Applied Mathematics and Computer Science from the University of Houston Downtown. Cynthia Paris joined Lawrence Public Schools as Superintendent in August 2018, following her nomination by the Lawrence Alliance for Education and appointment by state Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education Jeff Riley. At Smith, she also teaches as a university lecturer, and runs several skill-building social-justice oriented fellowships. 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. She holds a MBA from Fitchburg State University, and a Bachelor of Science in Finance and International Relations from San Martin University in Colombia. 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. 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. She is the youngest of three siblings. Nakisha Attar is the Executive Assistant to Senior Leadership at Latinos for Education. She holds a Doctor of Education in Higher Education Leadership from the University of Houston-Clear Lake, a Master of Education degree from the University of Houston, a Bachelor of Arts in English degree from the University of Houston, and an Associate of Arts degree from Ranger College. Jimmy Aguilar is from East Palo Alto, CA. He has previously worked in the AML compliance space for the last 8 years, most recently at MineralTree, Inc. where he started and helped maintain their AML compliance program; and State Street Corporation where he started as a Sanctions Compliance Analyst in 2017. Tiffanys background includes implementation, evaluation and continuous quality improvement for youth programming. Dr. Rubn Carmona has more than 20 years of educational leadership experience in the field. I identify as an advocate for multilingual students and multilingualism, centered around the implementation of effective and responsive instructional practices for multilingual learners. In his role, he oversees Adult Education and ensures that parents and families in the community have options to build their capacity to participate in their childrens education. After graduation, Natalia worked in the non-profit sector for 2 years serving as Bilingual Programs Specialist, Bilingual Program Coordinator and providing computer literacy to mainly minoritized adults. Currently, Kathy is a doctoral candidate at the University of St. Thomas; in an Ethical Leadership/Social Justice doctoral program where she is focusing her dissertation on the mindset of leaders towards the continuous development of biliteracy for Latine Emergent Bilingual students. law degree from Boston University; and an LLM law degree from Temple University. Recently, Jimmy has stepped into the Assistant Principal role focusing on schoolwide instructional practices. Mr. Cruz holds a holds a Bachelor Degree in Political Science from the University of Hartford, and Masters in Education Psychology from the University of Connecticut. Dr. Quirz is the Chief Operations Officer at Felton Institute in the San Francisco Bay Area. He, National Center for Teacher Residencies, Rocketship. Most recently, Kelly was involved in the distribution of over 3,000 chromebooks and hotspots to students in Chelsea during the school closure because of the COVID 19pandemic. in Sociology and Romance Languages from Harvard University. In cooperation with school leadership, she is currently responsible for driving and enhancing continuous academic achievement as the literacy multi-classroom leader at Buffalo Creek Elementary. She is also a Licensed Professional Counselor working with Spanish-speaking families and adolescents experiencing a variety of concerns. Kelly was a key stakeholder in organizing a city-wide donation drive for Hurricane Maria. She holds a bachelors degree in political science from the Univesity of New Mexico, a masters degree in teaching from the Relay Graduate School of Education, and a masters of education from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. I am my ancestors' wildest dreams. Felicia previously served as the Managing Director of Program Strategy for two years before becoming Managing Director of College Success, where she was responsible for developing the philosophies and structures needed to support EMERGE students through college graduation. He attended the University of Missouri due to the immense dedication of my family and friends. She started her career in education working as a community organizer at Sociedad Latina in Mission Hill. She was then promoted to Assistant Principal and served in that role until 2021. She graduated with a bachelor of arts in Spanish literature from the University of Houston main campus and received her teaching certification soon after graduation. Myrla Feria is introduced on Married At First Sight as a leadership coach. 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. I grew up in Fort Bend County, earned a bachelors degree from the University of Houston Main Campus, earned a masters degree from Texas Southern University, and am currently completing my doctoral degree in Education Administration at Texas Southern University. My name is Jennifer Valencia, and I am a Colombian American who was born and raised in the city of Boston. I am a proud Houston native and first-generation graduate. 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. 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