(she, her, hers) I am Christina Bustos, Chicana, educator, mother, and fierce educational activist. I attended ASU with the Multilingual Multicultural program as well as for my Master’s in Curriculum and Instruction. I have been working in schools where the majority of students are students of color, which I believe is of the utmost importance for me as a teacher, activist and community member for the last 17 years. Without a doubt, the work of teachers of color, sharing our history, living our lives and advocating for all students, especially those in marginalized groups, is the most important form of advocacy in education we can do. I am currently serving on the Executive Board for the Mesa Education Association, the committee chair for the Social and Racial Justice committee and member of the Legislative committee. We advocate locally for Mesa and the state level, as well as National when possible. I recently completed the Teacher Leadership Institute Fellowship through the National Education Association which was developing a project and goals to be carried out through the year. My passion is working with the community and building the capacity in our profession in every way possible.