Cindy Mata

EDUCATOR

Cindy Mata is a proud Guanaca, who was born in El Salvador and moved to the United States as a young child. She is a former high school and middle school history teacher, and served as the director of the University of California, Irvine (UCI) History Project. Her work involves providing high-quality professional development for history and Ethnic Studies educators in California. A particular area of focus of her work and academic pursuits focuses on how to best infuse Central American Studies in K–12 classrooms. Read about the Framework for Teaching Central American Studies in K–12 that she co-authored.