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Patrick Proctor聽is a Professor at the Lynch School of Education and Human Development聽and an educational researcher focusing on bilingualism, bilingual education, language, and literacy. Theoretically, his work attempts to merge critical and developmental perspectives on language, literacy, and bilingualism in education. In terms of praxis, he works directly with teachers and administrators on issues of bilingual education and language-based literacy instruction, particularly in schools and districts characterized by student (and ideally teacher) multilingualism.聽

Amanda Campbell聽is the Assistant Director for English Learner Education in the Lynn Public Schools聽where聽she oversees the Compa帽eros Dual Language program, and a school committee member in Salem, Massachusetts. Prior to her current role, she was an ESL teacher, a kindergarten and first grade teacher of newcomers, and a literacy specialist for multilingual learners.聽

Marta Garc铆a is an elementary ELD teacher serving multilingual students in Salem, Massachusetts. She came with the program "Visiting Teachers from Spain" and she has worked in Salem for 17 years as a teacher and advocate for the immigrant and multilingual community, and before that in California and Spain. In 2022, she was awarded as the Massachusetts Teacher of the Year, a platform that allowed Marta to amplify her body of work as a teacher working with multilingual students with an emphasis on ABAR (anti-bias, anti-racist) practices. This experience has provided new opportunities to continue her advocacy work in different educational institutions as she continues to serve immigrant students and their families in the elementary grades.

Rachel Gately is a 6th grade dual language teacher in Worcester, MA. She has over 10 years of experience teaching in dual language programs in both Texas and Massachusetts, and has taught grades 3-6 in both one-way and two-way programs. She is passionate about bilingual education and seeks to advocate for equity of access and opportunity for multilingual learners. She holds a B.A. in Latin American History and Spanish from the University of Pittsburgh and a Master鈥檚 Degree in Bilingual and ESL Education from Southern Methodist University. She is also currently pursuing an Education Specialist degree at Worcester State in Curriculum and Instruction with a focus on dual language education. She is fluent in both Spanish and English.

Mariam Gorbea Ramy has a Bachelor's in Applied Psychology and a Master's in Elementary Education, with a Urban and Bilingual focus, from Boston College. She worked in BPS as a Spanish teacher in Dual Language schools. She now creates curriculum that integrates Puerto Rican experiences with STEM skills as Director of Curriculum and Programs in an NPO in Puerto Rico. Ms. Gorbea Ramy is a native speaker of English and Spanish, is proficient in French, and continues to learn Lebanese Arabic.

Alisha聽Nguyen聽is a teacher educator and scholar activist. Her Ph.D. is in Curriculum and Instruction with a specialization in Critical Perspectives on Schooling: Race, Class, Gender, & Disability from the Lynch School of Education & Human Development at Boston College. She is also a 2020 Rennebohm Fellow affiliated with the Center of Human Rights & International Justice at Boston College.聽

Nguyen's areas of expertise include anti-bias/anti-racist education, bilingual education, language & literacy development, and family engagement. Her scholarship mostly focuses on the intersectionality of language, power, race, class, and gender across educational settings and aims to foster racial, gender, and linguistic justice.

She is particularly interested in conducting participatory action research with diverse families and communities. She has been working closely with immigrant families, grassroots and community-based organizations, and school districts to advocate for anti-racist education, bilingual education, and equitable family engagement.