2023 Aire Latinx Education Equity & Advocacy Firm
Aire Latinx Education Equity &
Advocacy Firm
503 E. Jackson St. Suite 142
Tampa, Fl 33602
Araseli Martinez-Peña, Ed.S
Founder, CEO & Chief Advocacy Officer
Lead Latinx Education Strategist
Eveleen Suarez Garcia
Founder, COO & Chief Empowerment Officer
Lead Cultural Relations Strategist
MEET OUR TEAM
Araseli
Martinez-Peña
is
Co-Founder
and
serves
as
AIRE’s
CEO
and
Chief
Advocacy
Officer.
In
her
role
she
leads
the
advocacy
efforts
and
capacity building initiatives.
Araseli
has
spent
the
last
two
decades
championing
education
equity
and
creating
innovative
initiatives
and
strategic
solutions
at
the
primary,
secondary
and
postsecondary
levels
that
build
the
capacity
of
institutions
to
collectively
impact
student
success
for
diverse
students,
with an emphasis on Latinx students, their families and communities.
She
is
a
Latinx
Education
Strategist
and
a
K-20
international
comparative
expert.
Araseli’s
decades
of
experience
include
building
the
capacity
of
educators
to
create
inclusive
environments,
shaping
equitable
district
practices
and
policy,
advocacy
for
the
protection
of
educational rights, and family and community engagement.
She
has
been
recognized
as
Hispanic
Leader
in
service
of
others
and
is
a
recipient
of
the
Hispanic
Services
Council
Community
Hero
Award
and the Tampa Hispanic Heritage Leadership in Education Award.
Much
of
her
dedicated
success
has
been
inspired
by
her
own
personal
journey
as
a
first
generation
college
student
and
professional
and
daughter of Mexican immigrant farm worker parents.
Eveleen
Suarez
Garcia
is
Co-Founder
and
serves
as
AIRE’S
COO
&
Chief
Empowerment
Officer.
In
her
role
she
drives
to
the
heart
of
bridging
the
gaps
between
educational
institutions
and
students
and families.
The
scope
of
her
expertise
is
deeply
embedded
in
supporting
Refugee,
Immigrant,
Migrant
and
English
Language
Learner
(ELL)
populations
at
the
primary,
secondary,
and
higher
education
levels
through
counseling,
leadership
and
advocacy.
Her
professional
career
spans
more
than
20
years
evaluating
K-12
international
academic credentials and providing high aspiration counseling.
She
is
a
Hispanic/
Latinx
family
engagement
and
relationship
specialist
and
has
designed
engagement
programs
that
ignite
the
path
for
students'
to
achieve
their
maximum
potential,
family
empowerment
and
teaches
organizations
to
capitalize
on
cultural
capital.
She
has
been
recognized
as
a
Viva
Tampa
Bay
Hispanic
Educator
of Excellence Award. Recipient.
As
a
daughter
of
Cuban
immigrants,
she
is
humbled
by
the
privilege
to
effectuate
the
much
needed
growth
and
college
degree
attainment
of
Latinx
students
by
helping
institutions
shape
their practice and outreach.
SEE WHAT THOSE WE SERVE ARE SAYING!
OUR WORK
OVER 15K+ TRANSCRIPTS EVALUATED FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD
OVER 200+ TRAININGS AND WORKSHOPS CONDUCTED
OVER 100+ COLLEGE AND CAREER SERIES HOSTED
OUR SERVICES
CREDENTIAL EVALUATIONS, CAPACITY BUILDING, STRATEGY
CONSULTING, ASPIRAU
Proud Affiliates:
NAFSA: Association of International Educators
TAICEP: The Association of International
Credential Evaluation Professionals
As esteemed members of these renowned
organizations, AIRE gains access to a global
network of experts, training, and resources,
ensuring that we remain at the forefront of
the field of international credential
evaluations.