The Your Story Matters Podcast Episode 24: Dr. Tracie Tagamolila-Noriega

Our brains are hardwired for connection and stories. This podcast is all about amplifying both. Now more than ever our stories matter. Each week The Your Story Matters Podcast will feature a new guest sharing their "why" and stories. Today I am privileged to have a conversation with Dr. Tracie Tagamolila-Noriega. She is a second-generation Filipina-American, Wife, Mother of 4, and Educator of almost 30 years, Dr. Tracie Noriega currently serves as the Senior Director of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Professional Learning for the Association of CA School Administrators (ACSA). Tracie's previous roles included Assistant Superintendent of Educational Services for San Lorenzo USD, Director of K-12 Instruction, Director of Assessment and Evaluation; Principal; and Teacher for New Haven Unified School District. Tracie is the Immediate Past President of the Filipino American Educators Association of CA (FAEAC) and faculty with the Liberated Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum Consortium (LESMCC). Dr. Noriega’s dissertation research focused on the support needed for school leaders as they implement Ethnic Studies programs. She created the Ethnic Studies Leadership Praxis framework. Education became her route as she was inspired by her teachers who supported her as a teen mom struggling to balance motherhood and school. She credits her Ethnic Studies professors for helping her to understand and vocalize her experiences as the daughter of Filipino immigrants. It is the Guiding Principles of Ethnic Studies that continue to keep her centered. The Youth continues to inspire her as she works to create lasting change in our educational system. I am so excited for you to get to know and learn from Dr. Tracie Tagamolila-Noriega today!

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