Delia Pompa is vice president for education at the National Council of La Raza where she oversees programs ranging from early-college high schools and charter schools to pre-kindergarten and early-childhood education. Her work on public school reform is shaped by over thirty years of experience leading local, state, and federal agencies and national and international organizations. Previously, she served as director of the Achievement Alliance. She is also the former director of the Office of Bilingual Education and Minority Languages Affairs in the U.S. Department of Education and the former executive director of the National Association for Bilingual Education. Ms. Pompa began her career as a kindergarten teacher in San Antonio. She went on to serve as a district administrator in Houston and as assistant commissioner of the Texas Education Agency. Ms. Pompa serves on a variety of national boards and committees for a wide range of institutions addressing the educational needs of children.