| Name | Phone | Title | Duties | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valtierrez, Mayra | (505) 231-1140 | Mayra.Valtierrez@ped.nm.gov | Director | Language and Culture Policy; State Title III and Migrant Education Program Director; State Bilingual Multicultural Education Program Director; WIDA Lead |
| Dr. Moreno, Gabriela | (505) 531-7254 | Gabriela.Moreno@ped.nm.gov | Deputy Director | LCD Operations; Data Reporting and Desktop Monitoring; Technical Assistance and Focused Monitoring Visits |
| Block, Catalina | (505) 819-9005 | Catalina.block@ped.nm.gov | Multicultural Education Specialist | Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Instruction; Equity Council Support Hub |
| Jimenez, Leah | (505) 570-7787 | Leah.Jimenez@ped.nm.gov | Program Management Specialist | Federal Fiscal Lead; Title III and Migrant Education Program (Title I Part C) Requests for Reimbursement; Data Management and Analysis; Desktop Publishing |
| Nogueda, Marvin | (505) 670-7401 | Marvin.Nogueda@ped.nm.gov | Title III and Migrant Education Programs (MEP) Specialist | Title III Local Plan, Immigrant Subgrants and Migrant Education Program (Title I Part C) Applications; Federal Program Preapprovals and Amendments; Migrant Education Program Data and Reporting |
| Maes, Michelle | (505) 699-2622 | Michelle.Maes@ped.nm.gov | Business Operations Specialist | General Inquiries; State Fiscal Lead; Clerical Support; Administrative Support for Director |
| Barnard, Daisy | (505) 699-2085 | Daisy.Barnard@ped.nm.gov | Bilingual Multicultural Education Program Specialist | State Seal of Bilingualism-Biliteracy; World Language Instruction; Bilingual Multicultural Education Program (BMEP) Waivers; BMEP Program Improvement Plans |
| Avila, Carlos | (505) 470-6475 | Carlos.Avila@ped.nm.gov | BMEP Specialist | BMEP Applications; Spanish Language Arts Standards; BMEP Annual Reporting; BMEP Data Reviews |
| Whitney, Shannon | (505) 487-0047 | Shannon.Whitney@ped.nm.gov | English Learner Specialist | Identification of English Learners; Implementation of EL Programs; EL Data Reviews; English Language Proficiency Screeners |
| Gonzales Kristina | (505) 470-6359 | Kristina.Gonzales@ped.nm.gov | Community and Youth Engagement Director | Youth Engagement; Federal Program Community Engagement; Support for NM Military Interstate Children’s Compact Commission |
Language and Culture Division Staff Sebastian Bossarte 2023-11-30T11:33:09-07:00
Page last updated November 30, 2023