Alejandra Hernandez was born and raised in Santiago, Chile. She has been in the U.S. for 27years, 20 of those living in Boston MA. She moved to Idaho almost 6 years ago. She earned a MA in Educational Leadership from Cambridge College, MA, and a BA in Educational Psychology. Most of her formal education happened in Chile where she earned a B.A in Agricultural Engineering and a MA In Social Communication. She has over 15 years of experience working in communities as an educational coach providing technical assistance to schools, and community leaders, and leading trainings, and workshop addressing a wide range of topics related to education and multiculturalism. At the present time, she is the Executive Director of the Unity Alliance of Southern Idaho, a Nonprofit organization with a mission of promoting an understanding of how All immigrants contribute to our region’s economy, way of life, and values. Passion is what drives everything she does in life. She is a lifelong learner and her mantra in life is “get curious, not furious.” Currently she lives in Twin Falls with Margarito, her best PETsona!