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Jessica Montalvo

Jessica Maria Montalvo has dedicated her life to the diverse field of education for over 20 years. She knows the importance of cultural inclusivity and diversity, equity, and inclusion as a part of what she stands for as not only an educator, but a life-long learner as well. Jessica is a native of Fort Wayne, Indiana. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish from Indiana University, and from Indiana Purdue Fort Wayne with her teaching Certification for Secondary Education. Later she earned a Master of Education from Indiana Wesleyan University and is currently a Ph.D. candidate at Indiana Tech in the global leadership program. Her passion for service has translated to her involvement in creative projects which include various roles within musical theater, and producing two film shorts, Grummy and Bodies Will Tumble and Roll. She is currently producing Barrio Chino. She is also CEO and owner of Flairware Boutique, LLC. Her greatest work of art is when she became a mother in 2020 to her beautiful baby girl, Lara Juliana Montalvo.