Gloria Rael

Executive Director and Founder

A native New Mexican, Gloria earned a Master’s in Public Administration from the University of New Mexico and a Bachelor of Arts in Business from New Mexico Highlands University. Gloria applies her passion to program development and management with public, private and non-profit organizations. Gloria has managed Adult Education programs since 2006 and founded Albuquerque GED®, Inc. (now ABQ-ALC) in 2010. Under her leadership, Adult Education programs include Literacy, Family Literacy, Career Pathways, and Pre-Apprenticeship IET programming. Gloria has increased enrollment by over 30%. She strives to find innovative ways to expand and address the unmet need in Adult Education.