Education

University of Pennsylvania | B.A., English and Sociology

Eastern University | M.Ed., Multicultural Education

University of Pennsylvania | Ed.D, Reading/Writing/Literacy

Biography

As the Interim Assistant Director of the Office of Academic Resources, Raquel supports students through the teaching of skills and strategies that facilitate learning, as well as helping to demystify the college experience and disrupting notions of who belongs in academia. She specializes in helping students identify their working styles, finding ways to make it work for them, and navigating them through such challenges as procrastination, writer’s block, and imposter syndrome.

She has been in education for almost 20 years beginning as a Community Youth Organizer for high school students and continuing as a Bilingual Middle School Teacher. She has also worked as a Teacher’s Consultant providing professional development to teachers and Penn Partnership Schools. Her expertise extends into Out-of-School Time work as a result of both her supervisory and consultative roles in the field. Her experience in academia includes being an adjunct professor in Esperanza College, a Faculty Tutor in Haverford’s Writing Center and a Learning Specialist at the Office of Academic Resources. Today she continues her work by helping students craft their own stories of success.