Rosalba Bonilla Acosta

Rosalba went on to graduate from Bell Multicultural Bilingual High School in Washington, D.C., and shortly after she was hired at a start-up early childhood education program at 17 years old. That program grew to become CentroNía, where Rosalba quickly moved to play a leadership role in advocating for low-income families to have access to high-quality education and support services. During her 30 year tenure at CentroNía, Rosalba has assumed many roles, from working in the classroom to now as Director of CentroNía’s Maryland State programming. Today, Rosalba is committed to advocating for quality early education in the state of Maryland and is extremely proud of the success of CentroNía’s programs in Maryland and the ongoing recognition of CentroNía as a model for early childhood education at the local, state, and federal level.