Vanessa Lugo is a Teach for America alumna who currently teaches Early Childhood Education at Cole Arts and Science Academy in Denver Public Schools. She was recently named team leader of the ECE...
Champions of Change: Education Champions
The White House and the President’s Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanics will honor educators who have devoted their time and efforts to working in communities, inspiring their students to excel and promoting the teaching profession by setting a strong example in the classroom.
Selina Alonzo represents an outstanding commitment to children and families in her community. As an English teacher at Maryvale High School, Ms. Alonzo demonstrates a love of learning and a...
Octavio Alvarez has been teaching at Brawley Union High School for eight years. His duties include teaching traditional and bilingual mathematics classes. He attended the Mexican public education...
Jesus Arrizon comes from a farm worker family of fourteen that emigrated from Mexico in 1976. His father worked in the lettuce fields for over 30 years and one of his main goals in life was to...
Raul received his B.A. at the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor where he studied Sociology and Latino/a Studies. Afterwards he studied at Harvard University’s Graduate School of Education where he...
Ben Hernandez has served the students of Houston for more than 14 years. His instructional experience includes elementary PE, Kindergarten, and 5th grade. During his time as a 5th grade teacher he...
Guadalupe Meza is a Spanish Educator at South Mountain High School in Phoenix, Arizona. Ms. Meza has dedicated her instructional career to motivate her students (Native and non-native speakers)...
Armando Orduña has dedicated the last fifteen years to the education of the students of Houston, Texas. A native Houstonian, he spent the first seven years of his career extending outreach...
Sylvia Padilla has been a bilingual teacher for the past 20 years. She currently teaches fourth grade in the two-way bilingual immersion program at Patrick Henry K-8 School in the Long Beach...
As a first generation Cuban-Spaniard-American, a teacher, and a leader, Silvia Rodriguez Macdonald has relied on her personal experiences to provide opportunities for the success and advocacy of...