Not enough of us believe in our leadership ability (ft. Amanda Fernandez)

(1:00- 8:00) Amanda shares her life story and how her parents are at the core of why she does the work(8:10-15:30) Amanda talks about the work of Latinos for Education and why she saw the need to create a pathway for Latino leadership in school administration(15:50-18:00) Shayna and Amanda talk about the difference between “representing” and “speaking for” the community you belong to(18:00 - 26:00) Amanda discusses the challenges students and schools face from not having enough Latino representation(26:00 - 32:30) Shayna and Amanda celebrate Latino educators and the joy and culture they bring to schools and affirm families and students (32:30- 39:00) Amanda shares the policy work happening to recruit and retain Latino educators(39:00 - 48:30) Shayna and Amanda talk about the difference between Latino, Latinx and Hispanic. What it means for Amanda to be white presenting but Latina(48:30- 54:00) Shayna and Amanda talk about Black and Brown allyship and shared common ancestry