Maria Armstrong

Maria Armstrong, EdD, is an educator and the executive director of the Association of Latino Administrators and Superintendents (ALAS) in Washington, DC. Her career in education has included work as a teacher, counselor, assistant principal, principal, director of English-language learners, assistant superintendent of curriculum and instruction, and superintendent of California’s Woodland Joint Unified School District. She has also served as an educational consultant on Puerto Rico’s Department of Education Hurricane Maria recovery efforts.

Armstrong holds a bachelor’s degree in business, a master’s degree in education with an emphasis in counseling from Azusa Pacific University, and a doctorate in organizational leadership. Her published works include STEM for the 21st Century: It Takes a Village and Equity in the Classroom: What It Looks Like and How to Achieve It.