Jaime Ballesteros was born in the Philippines and is a recipient of DACA. His passion for service and education began in high school, where he received support and mentorship from teachers who...
Champions of Change: Dacamented Teachers
The White House is honoring nine “DACAmented Teachers” -- extraordinary educators with Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) status -- as Champions of Change.
Maria Dominguez, MEd, is a DACAmented First Grade Bilingual Teacher in Austin, Texas. She is a union leader and member of Education Austin/AFT, a union for certified and classified school district...
Yara Cipatlic Hidalgo serves as a middle school Math and Spanish Teacher at Sacred Heart Nativity Schools in San Jose, California. She also attends Santa Clara University’s Master of Arts in...
Kasfia Islam, graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Urban Studies at The University of Texas at Austin in spring of 2013. While attending The University of Texas, she interned for a nonprofit...
Luis Juarez-Trevino serves as a 5th Grade Math and Science Bilingual Teacher for William Lipscomb Elementary School in the Dallas Independent School District. A native of Nuevo Leon, Mexico, his...
Marissa Molina teaches Spanish for Native Speakers at the Denver School of Science and Technology: GVR High School. She joined the fight for educational equity in 2014 as a Teach for America...
Dinorah Flores Perez is a proud heiress of her parents’ Mexican and Salvadorian cultures. She grew up in Seattle, attended the University of Washington as an undergraduate, and is currently...
David Liendo Uriona, a Colorado Corps member of Teach for America 2014, teaches at High Tech Early College in Denver, Colorado. As a first year teacher, he committed himself to serving and...
Rosario Quiroz Villarreal is a 4th grade bilingual teacher at Alvarez Elementary with McAllen Independent School District. She moved to the Rio Grande Valley, on the United States-Mexico border,...