Community Leader: Gloria Ruiz
Gloria, Director of Community Affairs for the New Mexico Oil and Gas Association, speaks to the variety of ways that community and education can positively intersect, and how technology has played a role this past year in strengthening community and educational connections. She noted that companies “have been able to step up and provide technology and resources to support students and STEM education and career opportunities,” and encourages people to run for and participate in educational leadership roles, such as our local school boards.
Gloria Ruiz is the Director of Community Affairs at the New Mexico Oil and Gas Association (NMOGA). With a background in elementary education, Gloria has taken her studies to the leadership level in myriad capacities. In her previous work at the Public Education Department’s Office of Strategic Outreach, she helped create the New Mexico Engaged framework for school-family partnerships. Gloria also serves on the Hispanic Education Advisory Council, created in 2010.
Gloria speaks to the variety of ways that community and education can positively intersect, and how technology has played a role this past year in strengthening community and educational connections. She noted that companies “have been able to step up and provide technology and resources to support students and STEM education and career opportunities,” and encourages people to run for and participate in educational leadership roles, such as our local school boards.