Authors & Presenters

Lisa Tartaglia is a high school assistant principal in Loudoun County Public Schools in Virginia. She has been an educator since 1994 and has experience as an elementary classroom teacher, reading specialist, and high school literacy coach.

Maria N. Trejo, EdD, is a consultant who provides training, coaching, and instructional leadership support. She also designs professional development events, webinars, and international teacher exchanges.

Kathy Vergara is the director of multilingual services for Klein Independent School District. She has dedicated her professional career to serving English learners as a bilingual teacher, language instructional specialist, instructional officer, and now director.