Biography

Pablo’s Biography:

I was born and raised in Redwood City, CA. My mother is an elementary school teacher and my father is a juvenile probation officer who works closely with the high schools in the area. Family dinner conversations were always about social justice and public service. This influence has shaped my whole life and aspirations.

After attending Hoover Elementary and going through the bilingual education program, I attended Kennedy Middle School, and went on to Woodside High School. I achieved a lifelong dream by attending Stanford University, earning a B.A. in History with a minor in Spanish. While at Stanford, I worked closely with many public service organizations on campus, including Camp Kesem, and the East Palo Alto Stanford Academy as an Education and Youth Development Fellow for the Haas Center. Immediately after graduation, I pursued my other aspiration of becoming an educator by attending the Stanford Teacher Education Program (STEP) and receiving my Masters in Education and California teaching credential.

I kept my promise to return to my community to serve, so upon graduating from STEP, I began teaching Social Studies at my alma mater, Woodside High School. I currently teach 9^th grade World Studies and 11^th grade US History.

Throughout my life, I have been involved in athletics. I have played basketball my whole life, but in high school I participated in track and field and cross country. I enjoy pushing myself, so at Stanford I decided to challenge myself and joined the Stanford Triathlon team. I participated in triathlons for a year and a half until an accident left me injured and having to stop for a couple of months. As I was getting back into shape after the accident, I was given an opportunity to become a Pace Leader for the Nike Women’s Marathon Club Runs in Palo Alto. It was then that I trained and completed my first marathon. Since then, I have continued to challenge myself to new adventures.