Dr. Christine Reyes, Director of Educators Rising NM

 Dr. Christine Reyes serves as the director of Educators Rising NM, through the College of Health, Education, and Social Transformation at New Mexico State University. She has held teaching and research positions at Texas Tech University, Kansas State University, Park University-Kansas City, and the University of Texas at El Paso, focusing on teacher education preparation programs in TESOL, ESL/Bilingual Education and Linguistics. Dr. Reyes enjoys teaching, learning, and student development. 

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Dr. Rachel Boren, Director of the SOAR Evaluation and Policy Center

Rachel Boren earned her Ph.D. in Educational Research, Statistics, and Evaluation from the University of Virginia, where she was trained in program evaluation and research methods in education and the social sciences. She has a diverse portfolio of training and experience with program evaluation and research in education and healthcare, most recently as an evaluator for the Provost’s Office at the University of Texas at El Paso and the Director of Evaluation for a 70 million-dollar National Institutes of Health funded center based at the University of Washington. She has experience assessing student learning and other outcomes for K-12 and higher education populations, including both two and four year college environments all over the country, and ensuring programs have strong evaluation plans and the necessary data for evidence based decision-making.

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