Senior policy and engagement specialist, Unai Montes-Irueste, has worked as a social media strategist, policy analyst, communications director, management consultant, nonprofit executive, community organizer, and public school teacher. Seeking to elevate the capacity of individuals, organizations, and communities to make change, he champions high quality, Pre-K through college, publicly funded, equitable education for all, as well as the establishment of policies that recognize the numerous contributions and full human dignity of immigrants. AREAS OF EXPERTISE: · Engagement: Political, Academy & Service Sector Stakeholders · Needs Assessment: Asset Based Community Development Model · Coalition Building: Outreach, Partnership & Mobilization Strategies · Empowerment: Advocacy Training & Collective Action Organizing · Information Distribution Strategies: Earned Media & Public Relations · Best Practices: Program/Project Design, Implementati