Expertise
Early childhood education; English language learners (ELLs) and ELL students with disabilities; bilingual educationEducation
Master’s degree, early childhood education, University of Texas at San Antonio; bachelor’s degree, sociology and early childhood education, Trinity UniversityBackground:
Current Position: Oversight of education programs including charter schools, early college high schools, education partnerships, and pre-kindergarten and early childhood education effortsPrevious Position(s): Co-Principal, DMP Associates; Executive Director, National Association for Bilingual Education; Director, Office of Bilingual Education and Minority Languages Affairs, U.S. Department of Education; Principal, Pompa and Associates; Director of Education, Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention and Youth Development, Children’s Defense Fund; Assistant Commissioner for Program Development, Texas Education Agency; Executive Director, Bilingual Programs and Early Childhood Education, Houston Independent School District




