Dr. Lizette Ortega Dolan

In 2002, Dr. Dolan earned a Master’s degree from Harvard Graduate School of Education and earned an Ed. D. in Educational Leadership from St. Mary’s College of California. Her qualitative research study explored the experiences of self-identified Latin@ students in six Bay Area independent schools. She was presented with the CAL Mark Goodson Prize for Distinguished Theatrical Talent, recognized by Stanford University for teaching excellence, awarded the Kalmanovitz School of Education Award in Spring 2013 and was invited to the White House’s Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration in 2016. Dr. Dolan has over twenty years of experience in education and in working with organizations to improve equity and inclusion practices. She is a sought-after consultant, school trustee, community organizer, and presenter. She has presented internationally, nationally, and locally on issues of equitable and efficient organizational systems, teacher excellence, recruitment and retention of historically underrepresented groups, and cultivating inclusive environments. She has worked as a teacher/administrator in day/boarding schools on the East and West Coast, as well as in classrooms spanning K-12 in both public and private schools. She began her career with Teach for America/Multicultural Alliance, was awarded a Fulbright Memorial Fund grant, and continues to work in the arts.