Media Mentions
July 17, 2020
Hispanic Heritage Foundation “LOFT Charla” Educational Crisis During COVID-19
I participated as a panelist on a town hall where I shared my experience leading a school during the transition to distance learning as COVID-19 caused school closures around the world.
June 18, 2020
UnidosUS Virtual Town Hall
Latino Education in the Time of Quarantine
I participated as a panelist on a town hall aimed at highlighting how distance learning has widened achievement and learning gaps between Latino children and their peers in the classroom.
January 30, 2020
Voyage Houston
Magazine Interview
I was interviewed by VoyageHouston Magazine for a series they have on hidden gems from around Houston and the surrounding areas. I was proud to speak about my background, the role that luck as played in my life, and my time at YES Prep.
Saturday, October 12, 2019
KUBE57 Television
Television Interview, (Part 1/2)
President and CEO of the Houston Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Dr. Murillo, interviewed me on her Houston Legends talk show. I spoke to her about what I learned from my parents, my journey to and through Harvard, Teach for America’s influence on my life, and how my passion for education served me as a Principal at YES Prep.
Saturday, October 12, 2019
KUBE57 Television
Television Interview, (Part 2/2)
President and CEO of the Houston Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Dr. Murillo, interviewed me on her Houston Legends talk show. I spoke to her about what I learned from my parents, my journey to and through Harvard, Teach for America’s influence on my life, and how my passion for education served me as a Principal at YES Prep.
October 4, 2019
UNIDOSUS
News Release
UnidosUS (formerly National Council of La Raza), the nation’s largest Latino civil rights and advocacy organization, announced today that 15 leaders from across the country were selected from a competitive pool of applicants as the 2019 Fellows for the National Institute for Latino School Leaders (NILSL). I was fortunate enough to be selected as one of those leaders.
April 23, 2019
Community Partnership Acknowledgement
I volunteered my school campus to be the site of a Central American Cultural Capital event, where we heard from various members of the Houston based Central American Community.
January 21, 2019
American Association of School Administrators (AASA) Press Release
I was selected by the American Association of School Administrators (AASA) as 1 of 3 graduate student recipients nation-wide for outstanding performance in graduate school and my professional life.
November 16, 2018
YES Prep Blog
YES Prep Gulfton was the recipient of a $100,000 grant from the Houston Texans through the National Football League Foundation Grassroots Program and a $200,000 grant from the School Parks Program (SPARK Park) to renovate the school field. As Principal, I had the honor of speaking about the benefits of the partnership.
November 13, 2018
Houston Texans, NFL Foundation, YES Prep Public Schools, LISC, CONNECT Community, and SPARK Park
Press Release
YES Prep Gulfton was the recipient of a $100,000 grant from the Houston Texans through the National Football League Foundation Grassroots Program and a $200,000 grant from the School Parks Program (SPARK Park) to renovate the school field. As Principal, I had the honor of speaking about the benefits of the partnership.
October 24, 2018
The Kinder Institute for Urban Research at Rice University
Community Feature
The Kinder Institute for Urban Research at Rice University wrote a story highlighting the work that various stakeholders in the Gulfton community are engaged in to support one another and the community at-large.
May 10, 2018
Telemundo Houston
Television Interview, in Spanish
(Entrevista de Television en Español)
Telemundo Houston did a story on a student with special needs from my campus who overcame a lot of obstacles to be on track to graduate from high school. I spoke about the work my district and campus partake in to support all our students, regardless of ability level.
January 29, 2018
DACA Press Conference
I was invited to stand beside city leaders when the Houston Hispanic Chamber of Commerce held a press conference urging Senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz, along with all congressional leaders, to act on finding a permanent solution protecting the more than 800,000 DACA recipients currently in the country. In conjunction with Mayor Sylvester Turner, regional elected officials, business, and community leaders, the Houston Hispanic Chamber of Commerce is calling on national leaders to provide a clear path to citizenship for all DREAMers – more than 68,000 of which live in the Greater Houston region.
January 28, 2018
Contacto en Español
Television Interview, in Spanish
(Entrevista de Television en Español)
President and CEO of the Houston Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Dr. Murillo, invited me to a discussion on the termination of the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) Program. I was able to speak about my own family’s history with immigration.
June 29, 2017
Guest Writer, OneTeacher
I was a guest writer for two posts. This is Part 2.
June 16, 2017
Guest Writer, OneTeacher
I was a guest writer for two posts. This is Part 1.
2017
Teach for America, Harvard Alumni Profile
Teach for America spotlighted my story as one of their Harvard Alumni Profiles.
