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
Brand Designer
Stephanie is a Creative Producer and Visual Designer with a background in storytelling.
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, acting, and improv, which informs the activities we do to foster writing.
She is certified in SEL (Social-Emotional Learning), TRM (Trauma Resilience Model), Yoga, and Yoga Nidra. She is also trained in Council Practice and creating Trauma-informed spaces.
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 classroom teachers, graduate and undergraduate students, authors, and community artists.
