Meet Yaritza Villalba
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Yaritza Villalba is an award-winning, globally recognized education consultant, presenter, and educator with over fifteen years of experience in urban education. She currently leads professional learning opportunities focused on culturally responsive sustaining education (CRSE), artificial intelligence (AI) and project-based learning (PBL) for an international network of educators.
Throughout her career, Yaritza has served as an Assistant Principal at an Expeditionary Learning School for the NYC DOE, hosted her own global EdTech series with Microsoft Flip (#AskYaritza: Culturally Responsive Teaching), and consulted with international schools and corporate companies worldwide. She is also a published children's book author.
Yaritza is a passionate advocate for diversity, equity, and inclusion in education and technology. Through her international consulting company, McKenzie's Adventures LLC, she creates opportunities and experiences for diverse learners to gain fair access to resources that spark critical thinking and meaningful conversations.