Blanca Enriquez
Blanca Estella Enriquez is an American educator. She is currently the Director of Head Start in the United States.
Biography
[edit]Enriquez was born in Ciudad Juárez, moved to the United States when she was 6 and was raised in El Segundo Barrio in El Paso, Texas.[1] Enriquez attended Bowie High School, where she graduated at the top ten percent of her class.[2]
Enriquez was first a teacher's aide in 1973.[2] Enriquez later started teaching English as a second language to kindergartners and first graders in El Paso, Texas.[3] She became the head of the Region 19 Head Start program in 1986.[2] Enriquez served as the director of the El Paso region's Head Start program for 21 years.[4] Enriquez was named the director of the federal Head Start program in April 2015.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Guillen, Amanda (19 January 2016). "From the Barrio to the Nation's Capital". The Prospector. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
- ^ a b c "Dr. Blanca E. Enriquez". El Paso Inc. 21 September 2015. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
- ^ "At 50, Head Start Names New Director". Council for Professional Recognition. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
- ^ "Blanca Enriquez". El Paso Inc. 25 November 2012. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
- ^ Smith, Linda (2 April 2015). "Welcome the New Office of Head Start Director". Administration for Children and Families. U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. Retrieved 5 March 2016.