Olivia SosaOlivia Sosa earned a Masters degree in Multicultural Education at the University of the Pacific in Stockton, California. She was a bilingual teacher for 16 years and then moved on to Teacher Education and Administration. She was the Director of Migrat Education and then became the Director of Multilingual Education in San Joaquin County, also serving on several education committees for the California Department of Education. She retired in 2013 with 38 years in the field of education. Olivia was born in Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico and immigrated with her family when she was seven years old. She lived in southern California until she moved to Stockton in 1971 and then to Elk Grove in 2000 to live near her children and grandchildren. Her volunteer work includes being a museum docent for school tours, translating the curriculum for the Spanish-speaking grief groups and facilitating these groups, as well as participating in political activism activities in her community. Read More Read Less