Meet the WildflowerEd Team
We are the dedicated educators and consultants behind WildflowerEd, committed to transforming outcomes for multilingual students and K–12 school communities through evidence-based practice and community-centered support.
Dr. Esmeralda Alday
Dr. Esmeralda Alday brings more than 20 years of experience as an educator and educational leader, with expertise in newcomer education, bilingual and Dual Language education, curriculum development, instructional coaching, and district-level leadership. She has served as a newcomer teacher, instructional coach, curriculum writer, regional instructional specialist, bilingual coordinator, and Executive Director of Dual Language and ESL programs in large urban school districts across Central Texas.
Drawing on her experience across the classroom, campus, district, and regional levels, Dr. Alday partners with schools and districts to strengthen instructional systems, build educator capacity, and implement evidence-based practices that support academic achievement, language development, and belonging for multilingual learners. Her work focuses on translating research and best practices into practical strategies that educators, schools, and communities can put into action.
Brenda Gonzalez
Brenda Gonzalez brings extensive experience in bilingual education, literacy, curriculum development, instructional coaching, family engagement, and postsecondary access. Her career has spanned roles as a bilingual teacher, literacy specialist, instructional coach, curriculum developer, and professional learning facilitator. She brings expertise in backward design, standards-aligned curriculum planning, lesson internalization, and evidence-based literacy instruction in both English and Spanish. Brenda also partners with Spanish-speaking families to strengthen communication, engagement, and understanding of educational pathways, including postsecondary opportunities. She brings a holistic perspective to supporting multilingual learners, connecting strong instruction, meaningful family partnerships, and pathways to postsecondary success.
María Rocha-Carrillo
María Rocha-Carrillo brings over a decade of experience in education, with deep expertise in family engagement, multilingual learner instruction, and student-centered programming. Having taught in Central Texas and the Bronx, New York, María has worked with students from Pre-K through 6th grade, including in mixed-age classrooms grounded in Montessori philosophy. Throughout her career, she has created meaningful opportunities for multilingual students to find their voice, recognize and build on their strengths, and take an active role in imagining and planning for their futures. Her work with families is grounded in the belief that when schools build authentic relationships with families and create meaningful opportunities for students to be heard, students are better positioned to see themselves as capable learners and active participants in their educational journeys.
Katherine Huete Galeano
Katherine Huete Galeano is a bilingual educator and curriculum specialist with more than 10 years of experience supporting multilingual learners through classroom instruction, curriculum design, instructional coaching, and professional learning. She began her career as a middle school teacher in Chicago and has since served as a bilingual special education teacher, instructional coach, curriculum developer, and content specialist. Katherine brings expertise in English Language Development, WIDA standards and frameworks, California ELD Standards, designated and integrated ELD, biliteracy, and evidence-based instructional practices, as well as experience designing ELD curriculum and instructional resources for national education publishers.