Dr. Milagros Gonzalez is an Administrator Director in the Office of Human Capital Management.  In her current role, Dr. Gonzalez bridges Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) human resources and professional development functions from pre-service, onboarding, and induction to professional growth and advancement opportunities.  During her 24-year career with M-DCPS, Dr. Gonzalez served as a teacher, teacher leader, Curriculum Support Specialist, and District administrator.  She has dedicated her career to supporting new and early career teachers, developing teacher leaders, designing and delivering high-quality professional development, and implementing innovative programs through several United States Department of Education grants.  Through this work, Dr. Gonzalez strives to promote a culture of professional learning within and across schools to increase teacher effectiveness and positively impact student achievement.  Dr. Gonzalez holds a Doctoral Degree from the College of William and Mary in Educational Leadership, Policy, and Planning.   

Maribel Bruscantini Dotres,  began her career more than twenty years ago in Miami-Dade County Public Schools. During her career, Maribel has held various leadership roles including Lead Teacher, Regional Educational Specialist and Assistant Principal. Additionally, she served as an Elementary Principal for eleven years. Most recently, Maribel was promoted to serve as an Administrative Director in the office of Professional Learning and Career Development working in the areas of preservice and early career teaching.

As an educational leader, Maribel believes that the most important contribution she can make is to ensure that she develops future leaders committed to diversity and inclusion. She strongly supports that creating, embedding, and embracing a distributed leadership approach, ultimately, improves the culture of teaching and learning.