Gabriela, currently a K-8 Math Coach at Para Los Niños Charter Schools, brings 20 years of diverse educational experience, encompassing roles as a K-5 teacher, dual language instructor, and demonstration teacher at both Para Los Niños and UCLA Lab School. Honored with the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching in June 2018, Gabriela is an advocate for equity in math education. Central to her educational philosophy is the belief in instructional practices fostering students' mathematical identity and agency. Her holistic approach extends to passionately addressing how social-emotional learning impacts academic learning.