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Ms. Gonzalez has served as the principal of Ánimo Inglewood since the 2006- 2007 school year. Prior to becoming the principal, Ms. Gonzalez was the Assistant Principal for the 2005-2006 school year. Before moving into administration, Ms. Gonzalez taught for eight years, three at the high school level and five at the middle school level. She taught 9th grade English at Animo Inglewood for three years and was chair of the English Department. Ms. Gonzalez served as a mentor teacher for three years at Animo providing support for first and second year teachers. Prior to coming to Green Dot, she was an English and History teacher for five years in the Santa Monica/Malibu School District. While in Santa Monica, she served as a team leader and Governance representative. Ms. Gonzalez also presented at conferences around the country including the Coalition of Essential Schools’ Fall Forum. In 2001, she received National Board Certification from the National Board of Professional Teaching Standards in the area of Early Adolescence English/Language Arts. Ms. Gonzalez graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degrees in English and History from the University of California, Riverside. She has a Masters Degree from Cal State Northridge in Educational Administration.