Maria Rosa Rangel

MariaRosa Rangel is the Director of Family and Community Engagement for the Wake County public School System. MariaRosa obtained her Bachelor’s Degree in Bilingual/ Bicultural and Elementary Education from Northeastern University of Chicago, Illinois, Master’s Degree in School Administration and Doctoral Degree in Educational Administration and Supervision from North Carolina State University. She has served as a third-grade Bilingual teacher, a GED instructor, Spanish / ESL Teacher, an Assistant Principal, district-wide LEP/ Dual Language Coordinator, Senior Administrator for Latino Outreach, Senior Administrator for LEP Family Outreach and presently the Director for Family and Community Engagement in the Office of Equity Affairs in the Wake County Public Schools System.

Her special focus areas include equity education, bilingual education programs, family engagement, Spanish for educators, interpretation/translation services, Latino culture, and cultural responsiveness.

In addition to board service to Kramden, MariaRosa also volunteers as a Board Member of Governor Cooper’s Hispanic/Latino Advisory committee, Board Chair of the North Carolina Society of Hispanic Professionals, and the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Board Chair for the Wake County PTA.