Dr. Rebecca Vonderlack-Navarro manages the Latino Policy Forum’s Education department. The Forum’s education agenda advocates for all Latino and English Learners to have access to high quality education services that are linguistically and culturally responsive in an effort to close the opportunity gap. She manages a team of four who lead efforts in three areas: family and community engagement and capacity building; equitable access and resource distribution; and pre- and in-service educator preparation. As a state-appointed member of the Illinois Advisory Council on Bilingual Education, Rebecca led efforts to advise the state on how English Learners are considered within the Every Student Succeeds Act.