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Bárbara Escudero is an award-winning educator, coach, consultant and writer with over twenty years of experience in the fields of education and personal leadership development. Bárbara holds a Master’s degree in Bilingual and Bicultural Education from Teachers College, Columbia University, and a Bachelor’s degree in Human Development and Family Studies with a minor in Latino Studies from Cornell University. She is a Certified Professional Coach and Energy Leadership Master Practitioner through the Institute for Professional Excellence in Coaching (IPEC) and accredited by the International Coaching Federation. 

Bárbara had the honor and privilege of serving as a classroom teacher for thirteen years working primarily with Linguistically Diverse students across a variety of bilingual programmatic models. She coached and supported both in-service and pre-service teachers throughout New York as an Adjunct Instructor at Long Island University’s Language Education program and as a Student-Teacher Supervisor at Teachers’ College Elementary Inclusive and Bilingual/Bicultural Education programs.

Most recently, Bárbara served as the Managing Director at Teach For America, leading the national efforts on Culturally Relevant Pedagogy and Supporting Multilingual Learners. Her work involved setting the organizational vision for excellence in teaching and learning, designing and facilitating the national training and development of teachers and instructional coaches, and launching the organization’s first national fellowship focused on Linguistically and Culturally Responsive teaching. Her leadership fundamentally transformed the core of the organization's training, impacting 2,000 staff, 3,000 teachers, and over 75,000 students annually across 52 regions. During her tenure, she also authored How to Practice Culturally Relevant Pedagogy.

Bárbara is a proud Brooklyn-born, Bronx-raised, first-generation Latina whose life and work is committed to our self-actualization and self-determination as historically and systemically marginalized communities. She is the founder of Bárbara Escudero, LLC, where she offers transformative, holistic leadership coaching and pedagogical training through liberatory, healing-centered practices. As a consultant, she provides professional development for educators, instructional coaches, and education leaders serving in under-resourced communities, focusing on Culturally Relevant Sustaining Pedagogy and support for Multilingual Learners.  Her work as coach focuses on supporting first-generation Latinas and Women of Color to lead and live fully, freely, boldly, and authentically. 

In her personal life, Bárbara is an avid traveler, a lover of the ocean and Salsa music, and a devoted Tía to her two nieces. She draws inspiration from the simple beauty and joy around her, whether it's the crashing waves of the sea, the sound of children laughing, or the smell of fresh tortillas on the comal.