This is her 12th year in education, and she specializes in diverse and urban education and earned her master’s degree in education from Vanderbilt University. She is currently in MTSU’s Literacy Studies Ph.D. program. She was a finalist in her district for Middle School Teacher of the Year 2017-2018 and a Blue Ribbon Teacher in 2016. Leticia has served on MNPS’ Transition Team, Mayor Barry’s Teacher Cabinet. She is an advocate for improving sociocultural perspectives in education and for teacher retention and teacher empowerment. Some of her hobbies include reading, writing, spending time with her family and tweeting. She also serves as a Hope Street Group Tennessee Teacher Fellow, engaging her colleagues in providing classroom feedback to the Tennessee Department of Education on public education policy issues.