Meet the Team
Dr. Tracey T. Flores
Founder
Dr. Tracey T. Flores is an associate professor of Language and Literacy at the University of Texas at Austin where she teaches Language Arts Methods and Community Literacies in the K-5 teacher education program.
Dr. Flores is a former English Language Development (ELD) and English Language Arts (ELA) teacher, working for eight years alongside culturally and linguistically diverse students, families, and communities in K-8 schools throughout Glendale and Phoenix, Arizona. Her research focuses on Latina mothers’ and daughters’ language and literacy practices, the teaching of young writers in culturally and linguistically diverse classrooms, and family and community literacies.
Stephanie M. Flores
Multimedia Marketing Designer & Web Designer
Stephanie is a Graphic Designer, Web designer, and social media marketer with a background in branding.
Stephanie has worked in various aspects of the entertainment industry for 12.5 years. She has studied storytelling through the lens of filmmaking, oral storytelling, improv, and acting, which informs some of the activities we do that foster writing.
Writing Mentors
All workshops are led by Latinas, called Writing Mentors, who volunteer their time and talent to support our writers. Our Writing Mentors are who are classroom teachers, college students, and community artists.
