Wiralba Pichardo Vasquez is a third-grade teacher and is pursuing her master’s degree in teaching and learning at Washington University in Saint Louis. She is very passionate about ensuring that students in Title I schools have access to a great education. Outside of the classroom she volunteers with a rapid response team that helps families and loved ones of recently detained by ICE connect to attorneys and other needed resources. In the past, she has interpreted for the Grinnell Newburg School Foundation and advocated for early college expenditure in Massachusetts.
She is a graduate of Grinnell College, where she studied political science and education. In her career she wants to strengthen education policy through advocacy and research.