Araceli Garcia has been teaching for 22 years and is the English department chair at her alma mater -Workman High School in La Puente.

She received her B A. in English literature from UCSD and her Masters in Education from Cal Poly Pomona. She has taught all levels of English from ELD to AP Language and AP Literature using the Doreen Nelson Design based learning methodology. Because of her work with English language learners, Ms. Garcia was invited to present at the annual Advaced Placement Forum. She is an instructional coach and a facilitator for the Summer Institute for teachers at Art Center.