Bien Hecho: Lily Eskelsen – From Lunch Lady to National Education Leader
By Griselda Nevarez, Voxxi
Lily Eskelsen went from working in a school cafeteria to becoming a top leader at the nation’s largest advocacy group for public education.
She is currently the vice president of the National Education Association and is gearing up to compete for the NEA’s president seat. She will announce her candidacy for president at the group’s annual convention, which will be held in Atlanta, Georgia, from June 26–July 6.
If she is elected president by the NEA’s 3.2 million members, she will become the organization’s first Hispanic president. That position would also give her an even more powerful voice to advocate for Latino students.
Lily Eskelsen’s story of how she got to the NEA is filled with stories of people, especially of former students, who made an impact in her life. She recently shared her story with VOXXI.
She began by speaking about her upbringing. Her maternal grandfather is from Nicaragua, her mother is from
Lily Eskelsen went from working in a school cafeteria to becoming a top leader at the nation’s largest advocacy group for public education.
She is currently the vice president of the National Education Association and is gearing up to compete for the NEA’s president seat. She will announce her candidacy for president at the group’s annual convention, which will be held in Atlanta, Georgia, from June 26–July 6.If she is elected president by the NEA’s 3.2 million members, she will become the organization’s first Hispanic president. That position would also give her an even more powerful voice to advocate for Latino students.
Lily Eskelsen’s story of how she got to the NEA is filled with stories of people, especially of former students, who made an impact in her life. She recently shared her story with VOXXI.
She began by speaking about her upbringing. Her maternal grandfather is from Nicaragua, her mother is from