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Verónica Torres McLane is Assistant Director for Professional Learning for the Center for Equity for English Learners (CEEL) at Loyola Marymount University where she supports the management of CEEL projects in the areas of Professional learning and leadership, teacher development, biliteracy curriculum design and implementation, and policy initiatives.

Over the past 25 years, Verónica Torres McLane has served as a bilingual classroom teacher, mentor, instructional coach of mathematics, and instructor. For 10 years, she was part of Dual Language Immersion programs, serving as a Spanish teacher, Lead Teacher, and Instructional Leader. She collaborated with the Los Angeles Unified School District’s Dual Language and Bilingual Programs Office in the development of the Tesoros/Treasures Instructional guide, and the Biliteracy Instructional Guide for Benchmark Adelante/Advance. She also served as a trainer and presenter for the Dual Language Institute and Introduction to the Dual Language Program.

She earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Biochemistry with a minor in Spanish Literature and Culture from Occidental College. She holds a Teaching Credential, with Bilingual Authorization in Spanish from California State University Dominguez Hills. Throughout her career, she has been actively engaged in collaborating with colleagues, administrators, and parents to advocate for multilingual learners in bilingual programs.