Experience

Department of Education of Puerto Rico

• Education Administration Programs
• 700 & Above Employee

• • Sep 2016 - Present

• • Mar 2016 - Present

  El propósito de la Unidad Secretarial de Procedimiento de Querellas y Remedio Provisional es proveer información tanto a la parte querellante como a la parte querellada de cada querella de Educaciòn Especial presentada, su trámite y las gestiones que se llevan a cabo con los jueces administrativos para garantizar el debido proceso de ley, en el término de tiempo requerido. Además, a través de la Unidad Secretarial se administrará el mecanismo de Remedio Provisional, que se creó como alternativa para ofrecer determinados servicios relacionados, suplementarios y de apoyo a aquellos estudiantes, que sin duda tienen derecho al servicio, y cuyo único impedimento para recibirlo es que el Departamento de Educación (DE) no puede ofrecerlo en el momento en que se determina su elegibilidad. El procedimiento para solicitar el Remedio Provisional se rige por la Sentencia por Estipulación que emitió el Tribunal en el pleito de clase de Rosa Lydia Vélez y Otros v. Rafael Aragunde y otros., caso núm. KPE-1980-1738, del 14 de febrero de 2002 Show less



Puerto Rico Department of Education

• San Juan, Puerto Rico

• Legal Counsel

  • Jan 2013 - Present

  Legal Counsel to Secretary of Education Legal Counsel to Secretary of Education



Legal Division of Special Education

• San Juan

• Director

  • Sep 2016 - 2016



private practice

• Attorney

  • Nov 2009 - Dec 2012

  Legal advisor in labor and human resources affairs; general civil practice Legal advisor in labor and human resources affairs; general civil practice



Universidad Ana G. Méndez (UAGM)

• Puerto Rico
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Lecturer Professor (Part-time)

  • Jan 2010 - May 2010

  Constitutional Guarantees and Civil Rights Constitutional Guarantees and Civil Rights



Puerto Rico Department of Education

• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• • Jul 2002 - Nov 2009

  •Spokeswoman of the Negotiating Committee of the Department of Education and the Puerto Rico Federation of Teachers, unfair labor practices, special procedures, mediation, arbitration at the Public Service Labor Relations Commission and award impeachments at the First Instance Court. Reasonable Accommodation cases, arquitectural barriers cases at the Solicitor’s Office for People with Disabilities, discrimination cases at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and cases at the Puerto Rico Ombudsman.•Consultations, legal opinions, administrative complaints, disciplinary measures, lawsuits and appeals at Puerto Rico’s State Courts and Lawsuits at the Federal District Court for the District of Puerto Rico in liaison with Puerto Rico’s Department of Justice. •Appeals at the Human Resources Administration System Appellative Commission of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.•Editing and revision of regulations, internal audits evaluation reports, contracts, subpoena proceedings, juvenile proceedings and Special Education.•Official Statements and reports for legislation.•Trainings, Seminars and legal counseling for Agency’s Officials. Show less

• • Jun 2007 - Dec 2008

  •Legal advisor for the Secretary of Education and other officials on high hierarchy positions regarding labor law matters, constitutional, and public policy decisions.•Administration and supervision of 63 employees, among these: Attorneys, Area Directors, Investigators, Legal Technicians, and Secretaries. •Editing and revision of regulations, contracts and protocols: internal as well as those of interagency cooperation. •Daily management of the press: written, radial and televisual.•Decision making, planning and organization of administrative strategies.•Work plans and transition reports.•Quality control of the services and assignment of tasks according to the abilities of the human resources. •Responsible of the entirety of the cases, particularly of those sensitive and of public policy. •Training design. •Spokeswoman and Counsel for the Descertification against Puerto Rico Federation of Teachers.•In charge of legal affairs related to the four unions: Puerto Rico Federation of Teachers (PRFT), Puertorrican Workers Syndicate (PWS), Administrative, Secretarial and Office Personnel Union (ASOP), and the School Lunch Rooms Employees Association (UAW).•Member of the Governmental Ethics Committee. Show less