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Systems-level thinker and strategic sales leader with a proven ability to help…

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2018 - 2021

Honors & Awards

Great Minds

Sep 2020
Awarded as the most outstanding salesman in the region for the 2019-2020 school year.

Region One Education Service Center

Feb 2018
Selected to keynote the Region one TIES Conference from middle school boys. The conference brought 170 middle school male students in grades 6-8 to a day conference providing them with pre-university experiences.

RGV LEAD (Linking Education and Economic Development) and Texas Workforce Commission

Nov 2017
Selected to keynote the Regional RGV Lead 3-Day conference, which brings together partners from the K-12 sector, Institutions of Higher Education, and the Texas Workforce Commission to discuss how to further our economic and academic development in the RGV.

Teach For America

Feb 2016
Served as the national representative for a panel discussing the importance of Diversity, equity and access in STEM in Washington D.C. The panel focused around what the current landscape is for STEM education. We discussed this in all day track setting, focusing on four major area of STEM. We discussed how schools, universities, corporations, as well as the Department of Education can and must work together to create a greater access for Americans into stem education. We analyzed national…
Served as the national representative for a panel discussing the importance of Diversity, equity and access in STEM in Washington D.C. The panel focused around what the current landscape is for STEM education. We discussed this in all day track setting, focusing on four major area of STEM. We discussed how schools, universities, corporations, as well as the Department of Education can and must work together to create a greater access for Americans into stem education. We analyzed national trends, higher education data, and diversity of corporation data, all with the intent of mobilizing efforts to create a better pipeline for students across this country to compete in an ever-changing global market.

AMGEN Foundation

Jul 2015
Spoke with senators, stem caucus members, and the Deputy Secretary of Education on the topic of STEM education, specifically around teaching as a STEM career and the importance of computer science education in schools.

AMGEN Foundation

Jul 2014
Served as a keynote and panelist for the 2014 AMGEN on the HILL Day, a one-day event where AMGEN selects four previous fellows to send to Washington D. C. The event focuses on having us meet with various senators and house of representative members to discuss AmeriCorps, SEED funding, and funding specifically for STEM education. In the afternoon, I participated on a panel hosting Obama's consultant for STEM Education, the Director of Education for NASA, and the leader for the National…
Served as a keynote and panelist for the 2014 AMGEN on the HILL Day, a one-day event where AMGEN selects four previous fellows to send to Washington D. C. The event focuses on having us meet with various senators and house of representative members to discuss AmeriCorps, SEED funding, and funding specifically for STEM education. In the afternoon, I participated on a panel hosting Obama's consultant for STEM Education, the Director of Education for NASA, and the leader for the National Community Service Organization, as well as myself serving as the national teacher representative. I focused the attention of the panel to the importance of STEM education, particularly access to STEM internships specifically in low-income rural areas.

Mercedes ISD

Awarded as campus teacher of the year and later selected as the district secondary teacher of the year for grades 6-12. As district secondary teacher of the year, I was selected as the district representative for Region One Teacher of the Year.

Intercultural Cancer Council

Competed at the 11th Biennial Symposium on Minorities, the Medically Underserved and Cancer in Washington, D.C. and was ranked 1st out of over 1000 abstracts in 12 different categories.

DOW Chemical Company

The fellowship position is awarded to the top 200 STEM teachers from around the United States who are in their second to fifth year of teaching. The fellowship believes advancing science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education globally is an economic imperative. By focusing expertise and resource on STEM and related careers, Dow plays a vital role to increase the number of STEM professionals and educators globally. Their efforts emphasize improving teacher skills through…
The fellowship position is awarded to the top 200 STEM teachers from around the United States who are in their second to fifth year of teaching. The fellowship believes advancing science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education globally is an economic imperative. By focusing expertise and resource on STEM and related careers, Dow plays a vital role to increase the number of STEM professionals and educators globally. Their efforts emphasize improving teacher skills through training and mentoring; engaging hands-on learning as a model to build, support and grow STEM careers; using key partnerships to help create the workforce of the future; and advocating and collaborate for high performing teachers and hands-on STEM-based curricula.

Teach For America

Served as the national teacher representative for a panel discussing the importance of Diversity in STEM. The panel focused on Obama's 100k in 10 initiative, as well as the importance of professional mentoring programs for woman and people of color. The current statistics indicate that only 1 to 2% of employees from major technology companies, such as Google and yahoo, are minorities and an overwhelming majority of woman in STEM leave the field within 10 years.

Teach For America

Served as the lead panelist for over ten national webinars hosted by Teach For America. Webinars have covered topics ranging from: The First Year Experience, Woman in STEM, People of Color in STEM, STEAM, Conflict Resolution, Employee Innovation, AMGEN Fellow, Community Development, and Alumni leadership.

Teach For America

This fellowship bears the name of Amgen, a leading human therapeutics company in the biotechnology industry. They have a strong commitment to advancing math and science education in our country and the Amgen Foundation, the charitable giving arm of the company, along with Teach For America recognizes as Amgen Fellows the top 50 Corps members with strong backgrounds in math and/or science who most exemplify: achievement, perseverance, critical thinking, organizational skills, ability to…
This fellowship bears the name of Amgen, a leading human therapeutics company in the biotechnology industry. They have a strong commitment to advancing math and science education in our country and the Amgen Foundation, the charitable giving arm of the company, along with Teach For America recognizes as Amgen Fellows the top 50 Corps members with strong backgrounds in math and/or science who most exemplify: achievement, perseverance, critical thinking, organizational skills, ability to influence and motivate others to action, and a strong fit with the mission of Teach For America.

Teach For America

A national marketing campaign that followed my students and I through out the entire 2013-14 school year. They recorded my lessons various times throughout the year. My students and I participated in multiple photo shoots for the marketing team. I served as the key panelist for TFA's inaugural town hall, which spanned a period of a week nationally allowing any interested individuals to ask questions about Teach For America.

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