Profile
Miriam is now a Senior Policy Analyst with the National Council of La
Raza (NCLR) in Washington, DC. She manages the Early Childhood
Education Portfolio, producing white papers and policy briefings to
educate members of Congress on the needs of young Latino children.
Working as a mental health consultant with Head Start after graduation
Miriam witnessed the isolation of non-English speaking children in
programs lacking culturally responsive programming. This experience
motivated her to advocate for programs to better meet the needs of
immigrant children.
As a social worker, "I am humbled each day to have the opportunity to
work on issues that will improve services for Latinos," Miriam said.
A former recipient of the McCoy Family Scholarship program, Miriam is
living the mission of the scholarship to develop policy to better meet
the needs of children in Portland and across the nation.
Currently her work includes lobbying for the reauthorization of the
Head Start Program. She has also worked to pass legislation giving
migrant children automatic free lunch and authorizing funding for
family literacy programs.
