Teacher

ESTER TURBAY

SPANISH CLASS


TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Universidad Regiomontana, Monterrey, México
Education Department	
- Spanish & Latin American Literature Professor
Engineering and Architecture Department
- English Professor
- English Department Coordinator

Our Lady of Sorrows School, McAllen, Texas
U.S. Department of Education Blue Ribbon School 
- Spanish Teacher (2nd - 8th)
- Jr.High Team Leader
- Student Council Advisor
- Spanish Club Coordinator

► EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS
- Congressional Youth Leadership Council Mentor and Educational Advisor, CYLC
- National Young Scholars Program Mentor and Educational Advisor, NYSP
- Junior National Young Leaders Mentor & Honorary Member 2009-2010, JrNYL
- People to People Student Ambassador Program Leader
- Delegation Leader for People to People Student Ambassador Programs

► PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
- American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, ACTFL
- Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, ASCD
- National Middle School Association, NMSA
- American Association of University Women, AAUW (Elected Board Member 2008-
  2010)
- South Texas Manufacturers Association, STMA
- Reynosa Asociación de Maquiladoras y Manufactureras, A.C., RAMMAC
- McAllen Chamber of Commerce

► AWARDS
- Marquis Who’s Who in American Education 2007-2008
- Cambridge Who’s Who Among Executive and Professional Women 2007-2008
- Marquis Who's Who of American Women, 2008-2009
- Cambridge Who’s Who in Bilingual Education 2008-2009

► PRESENTATIONS
- Texas Migrant Council Inc.
- Headstart
- Reach Out and Read
- Univision

COMMUNITY SERVICE / VOLUNTARY WORK

► Off-Site Coordinator "Reach Out and Read Program"
Ashley Pediatrics Day and Night Clinic
(McAllen, Mission, Pharr & Edinburg)

Reach Out and Read (ROR) is a national non-profit organization that promotes 
early literacy by giving new books to children and advice to parents about 
the importance of reading aloud in pediatric exam rooms across the nation. 


Reach Out & Read Program

REACH OUT AND READ NATIONAL CENTER
29 Mystic Ave., Somerville, MA 02145
Voice: 617-629-8042 
Fax: 617-629-8842
Email: 
www.info@reachoutandread.org 
www.reachoutandread.org
BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE • BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER • DEPARTMENT OF 
PEDIATRICS

► Club Amigos de Nuevo Leon
Elected Board Member (2008-2009)
Non-Profit Organization from Garza García, Nuevo León, México. Established 
to organize and promote cultural events related to the Latin American 
culture, provide support to the local community and participate in a variety 
of social and cultural activities sponsored by the Mexican Consulate in 
McAllen, Texas.