Language Access in Education, a conversation with Marifer Sager

Update: 2024-10-10

Description

As the Director of Strategic Communications and Public Affairs at MESD, Marifer leads the development and implementation of effective multilingual communications, outreach, and engagement strategies to support the district's vision, mission, and goals.

Marifer is passionate about language access and language justice as key components of racial equity in education. She has been recognized nationally for her outstanding work and impact in this area, receiving the 2022 EdWeek's Leaders to Learn From in K-12 award and the 2021 Language Access Visionary Award.

She believes that language access and language justice are key components to racial equity and that the strategic use of language can reshape the narratives of traditionally marginalized groups and ultimately transform systems. Her expertise includes the implementation of multilingual communications, marketing, outreach and engagement strategies, practices and policies aimed at developing trust and fostering dialogue and cooperation among linguistically diverse communities and entities. Marifer holds a Law degree and a post-graduate certificate from Mexico.

Marifer Sager used to lead the Language Access Services Department at Portland Public Schools.

Marifer says You deserve your dreams!

Mereces lo que sueñas. Amo este mantra y ya lo he incorporado a mi día a día hoy, en el presente. ¡Gracias, Marifer por recordarnos la importancia de soñar y de trabajar día a día en lo que nos inspira!

Thanks so much, Marifer for reminding us the power of dreaming and working unstoppably day after day in a task that ignites us!

Happy International Translation and Happy International Podcast Day! What a privilege to do what I love! and to have the honor to speak with great leaders and trailblazers all over the world!

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