Ana is a career coach specializing in positioning mission-driven talent to land roles leading schools, school systems, and social impact organizations. Ana entered the education sector thanks to a persistent Teach For America recruiter (along with her passion for service and social justice). She’s here more than 15 years later having served in a variety of roles: teacher, talent acquisition leader, and career strategist. She spent several years as a non-profit/school district recruiter and hiring manager at YES Prep Public Schools, KIPP, and Teach For America before making the pivot to supporting job-seekers when she joined the team at WorkTogether Talent Consulting in 2019. Ana has coached and trained hundreds of educators and K-12 leaders.
Ana loves our job-seekers – they are so driven to serve students and communities. She also has the distinct privilege of partnering with many education leadership development programs and professional learning communities who share her commitment to diversifying leadership benches in K-12. Ana loves connecting with passionate education professionals and helping them tell their career story in a way that compels recruiters and hiring managers. Ana does this well because she’s been the recruiter and hiring manager, and provides insights based on tangible experience in the field!
Ana’s “Why”
Ana is a first generation American – the oldest daughter in an Argentinian family. As a teacher in the Houston Independent School District (the same district she attended as a child), Ana was one of the few Latina/Spanish-speaking educators her students and their families had ever had. Educator and leader diversity in our school systems benefits ALL kids. While education talent professionals may not be in classrooms, Ana learned early on that we play a vital role in shaping the learning experience for students. She’s also learned that educators don’t always have access to industry-specific job-seeking advice or have a lot of comfort in “selling themselves” to recruiters. As a coach, she LOVES helping clients gain confidence in sharing the story of their impact.
