My name is Miguel Hernandez and I am a father of 4 human babies and 9 fur babies (5 dogs, 2 horses, and 2 cats).  I love music, dogs, cats, mountain biking, hiking, running, camping, camp fires, music, playing guitar, popcorn, and the Pittsburgh Penguins. I have been an educator for the past 19 years and have taught middle school, high school, and college level Spanish.  I was born in Mexico and came to the U.S. when I around eight.  I grew up in a suburb of Pittsburgh since then.  After high school I attended the University of Pittsburgh and received a B.A. in Hispanic Languages and Cultures, a B.S. in Psychology, and an undergraduate certificate in Latin American Studies.  After finishing my undergraduate studies I took some time to work at the University of Pittsburgh's Center for Latin American Studies for a year.  It was through that experience that I realized that education was going to be my life's work.  As such, I enrolled in a Master's of Arts in Teaching program at the University of Pittsburgh and finished in about 1 year.  I have been teaching since. I completed a principal certification at Carnegie Mellon University and recently finished my doctorate in Educational Leadership at Point Park University.  The topic of my dissertation is "Advancing and Advocating for Community Cultural Wealth in the K-12 Classroom." I believe education is a calling and this is why I have been in it for as long as I have. I'm currently teaching in Colorado both at the high school level and at the college level.