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Miranda Remington (2024-2027)

Miranda received her master's in Curriculum and Instruction at The University of Tampa. She taught English through ESOL and worked as the ESOL Resource Teacher at a public high school in Hillsborough County for five and a half years before moving to the District Multilingual Learners Department. She works in this department as a Liaison, overseeing the ELL program at 67 elementary schools and serving as a project lead in secondary curriculum development, monthly training, ELL graduation initiatives, elementary language acquisition supplemental programs, and Title III. Her position in the district office allows her to understand widespread trends among administrators, teachers, and students.

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Cristiane Vicentini (2024-2027)

Dr. Vicentini considers herself to be a lifelong learner, having earned a bachelor's degree in Law from Centro Universitário FMU, a master’s degree in TESOL from Hawaii Pacific University, a master’s degree in Instructional Design and Technology from The University of Tampa, and a Ph.D. in Language and Literacy Learning in Multilingual Settings from the University of Miami. Her work has been published in peer-reviewed books and journals in the United States and Brazil, where she was born and raised. For over 30 years, Dr. Vicentini has been actively engaged in the field of education, teaching students from diverse cultures and socioeconomic backgrounds in face-to-face, hybrid, and virtual learning environments, as well as preparing pre-service teachers in elementary and secondary education to meet the needs of ELLs. She is particularly interested in the various uses of technology for language teaching and learning in support of multilingual and multicultural students.