Gloria Itzel Montiel, Ph.D. was born in Mexico and immigrated to the US at age 8. She earned a Bachelor’s and Ed.M. from Harvard University and Ph.D. at Claremont Graduate University (CGU). Dr. Montiel serves as Senior Grant Writer at the AltaMed Institute for Health Equity and as a consultant with community-based organizations. Her work focuses on health equity in low-income communities of color. She has published and presented her work nationally and received many awards. As one of the first DACA recipients to receive a Ph.D. in the US, she has been interviewed by local and national media. Her educational journey was also captured in the short documentary film “Almost American,” which premiered at the Newport Film Festival in 2011. She currently teaches graduate-level courses at CGU. https://www.altamed.org/altamed-institute-health-equity