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Monica Olivera
Education Writer
Monica Olivera is the founder and publisher of MommyMaestra.com, a site for Latino families that homeschool, as well as families with children in a traditional school setting who want to take a more active role in their children's education. On her site, Monica shares bilingual resources for parents and teachers.
In addition, she is the publisher of the Latin Baby Book Club, and is a co-founder of Latinas for Latino Literature. Both sites are dedicated to improving Latino literacy and their access to Latino literature.
Monica is also a regular contributor to Mamiverse.com, NBC Latino, and LatinaMom.me, encouraging Latino parents to get involved in their kids' education. Her articles have also appeared on Fox News Latino and Plaza Familia, and she has been on NPR's Tell Me More show, HuffPost LIVE, and PBS NewsHour.
She was voted the 2011 & 2012 winner of the Latinos in Tech & Social Media (LATISM) "Best Latina Education Blogger" award, and in 2012 received a full scholarship to attend the First Ever Top Latina Blogger Retreat in Washington DC.
In 2012, Monica was honored to be asked by Mamiverse to meet with First Lady, Michelle Obama, to discuss some of the issues impacting Hispanic families across the nation.
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