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Rural Partners Education Webinar Series
PART 1
Administrative Updates and Considerations
Thursday, January 9 at 12 PM CT

Presented by Teresa Ramos, Former First Assistant Deputy Governor for Education; and Martin Torres, First Assistant Deputy Governor for Education

Join our current and former Illinois Deputy Governors for Education as they cover updates from early childhood through post-secondary, touch on key legislative topics, and foster discussion around the budget context for this upcoming fiscal year.

About the speakers:

Martin Torres is the Deputy Governor for Education in the Office of Illinois Governor JB Pritzker. He has served in the administration since Governor Pritzker was sworn into office in January 2019. Prior to his current role, he served as Senior Policy Advisor and later First Assistant Deputy Governor for Education. Deputy Governor Torres oversees five state agencies (IDEC, ISBE, IBHE, ICCB, and ISAC), chairs the P-20 Council and the Illinois Early Learning Council, and leads the appointment process for all education-related state boards and commissions. Before joining the administration, he served as Deputy Policy Director for the governor’s first campaign for office. Earlier in his career, he served as the associate director of the Latino Policy Forum, where he guided the organization’s legislative and administrative advocacy with a focus on education, immigrant integration, and fiscal policy. He also spent several years in Washington DC working at the Alliance for Excellent Education and the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans. Martin has a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and a master’s degree in public policy from the University of Chicago’s Harris School of Public Policy.

Dr. Teresa Ramos is currently the First Assistant Deputy Governor for Education in the Office of Illinois Governor JB Pritzker. She previously served as the Vice President of Public Policy, Research, and Advocacy at Illinois Action for Children. She worked to support policy, research, and community engagement teams who advocate for equity in early childcare and education. For over 7 years, Dr. Ramos was the Director of Community Engagement at Advance Illinois – a statewide organization that promotes education advocacy and works to develop a strong public education system. There, she built and managed the Funding Illinois’ Future campaign. She also co-founded the Illinois 60 by 25 Network, which is a community organization network committed to making sure 60% of Illinois residents receive a post-high school degree by 2025. Prior to joining Advance, Dr. Ramos was a community organizer for Organization of the NorthEast (now ONE Northside) and managed the Grow Your Own teacher’s program.