Latino Leaders
Latino Leaders podcast is dedicated to developing the leadership skills of current and prospective PreK-12 school administrators.
Listen to host Pablo Muñoz as he interviews accomplished Latina and Latino public education leaders. Each episode features a conversation between Pablo and a guest who shares advice, resources, and insightful stories to help you grow as a leader.
Latino Leaders podcast is a production of Muñoz & Company, an educational and leadership consulting organization.
For additional information visit: themunozcompany.com
Learn about The Leader’s Algorithm: themunozcompany.com/the-leaders-algorithm
Learn more about Pablo: themunozcompany.com/pablo-munoz
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/pablo-muñoz-b30b2ab1
Email: pablo@themunozcompany.com
Latino Leaders
Purposeful Educator Connections with Marcela Andrés
Join host Pablo Muñoz for an interesting conversation with his featured guest — Marcela Andrés.
Marcela is the president and CEO of designEDengagement, a Latina-owned education consulting company headquartered in Texas. She is the author of the book Purposeful Educator Connections: Five Principles to Strengthen Relationships with Students. Marcela maintains an unwavering belief in the transformative potential of connections, especially engaging families, educators, and communities as partners to support students in fulfilling their life's purpose.
1:03 - Introduction
2:14 - My Leadership Story
16:16 - designEDengagement
23:30 - Purposeful Educator Connections
33:44 - Understand Context
38:15 - Meaningful Interactions
41:00 - Oxygen Masks
44:00 - Educational Leadership
46:58 - Guiding Principles
Marcela Andrés leads an education consulting firm on a mission to reimagine how educators, families, and community members partner to support the hopes and dreams of students. She has developed innovative programs and curricula that have effectively transformed the landscape of family engagement within the education sector by advancing organizational excellence and fostering meaningful relationships.
Marcela was a program director of Raise Your Hand Texas and an operations manager at KIPP Austin Public Schools. She was also a third- and fourth-grade teacher at a bilingual elementary school in Mexico. Marcela has a bachelor’s degree in finance from Saint Edward's University and a master's degree in education from Harvard University.
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/marcelaandres
Website: marcelaandres.com/
Instagram: instagram.com/designedengagement/
Facebook: facebook.com/designEDengagement
YouTube: youtube.com/@designedengagementpbc7882
Website: designedengagement.com/
Email: marcela@designedengagement.com
Latino Leaders publishes new episodes weekly on Mondays.
Latino Leaders podcast is a production of Muñoz & Company, an educational and leadership consulting organization.
For additional information visit: themunozcompany.com
Learn about The Leader’s Algorithm: themunozcompany.com/the-leaders-algorithm
Learn more about Pablo: themunozcompany.com/pablo-munoz
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/pablo-muñoz-b30b2ab1
Email: pablo@themunozcompany.com