Accomplishments

• Served as the Chairwoman of the Chelsea School Committee for 4 years

• Co-founded the Equity Committee in Chelsea Public Schools

• Co-founded the College and Career Awareness Advisory for Chelsea Public Schools

• Recognized by the Chelsea City Council as a National Hispanic Heritage Month Latinx Trailblazer for the endless advocacy and commitment to all students across the district

• Received El Mundo Boston Latino 30 Under 30 for making an impact on the Massachusetts Latino community in the areas of business, sports, community service and fine arts

• Serve as an Organizing Captain for Latinos for Education

• Completed Teach for America in 2015

• Advocated for the distribution of approximately 5,200 chromebooks, hotspots and meals to students in Chelsea during the school closure because of the COVID 19 pandemic

• Organized a Student Advocacy Day where over 100 students were mobilized to advocate for more educational funding at the State House

• Led a city-wide Holiday Toy Drive for families in Chelsea; distributed over 3,000 toys for children of all ages ● Initiated a “Let’s Talk Series” for faculty, staff and students to express areas of concerns, strengths and recommendations for ways to improve DEI PDs, college and career counseling, mental health supports, and extracurricular activities

• Implemented changes to the district wide calendar: Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples Day and added Juneteenth as a holiday

• Spear-headed and passed over ten resolutions supporting the overall well-being of students across the district; Safe Safe Haven Resolution, Student Opportunity Act Resolution, Resolution to Declare Black Lives Matter, Resolution on State Funding for COVID 19 Expenses, and Resolution to Support Implementation of SOA Funding

• Led a city-wide donation drive for Hurric Led a city-wide donation drive for Hurricane Maria; sent over 300,000 pounds of food, clothes, and medical resources to Puerto Rico

• Served as one of the few elected officials to volunteer as an essential worker during the pandemic providing food to residents of Chelsea in La Colaborativa’s food pantry.

• Champion equity and inclusion throughout the district by bringing awareness to and making adjustments for families to feel safe and welcomed in all meetings and advocating for a Diversity Equity and Inclusion Director for the district

• Oversee diversity initiatives such as; culturally responsive curriculum, DEI training for all staff, increasing diversity amongst teaching and administrative positions, and teacher retention