Cyndi Piña is an educational consultant, CEO and Founder of As You Read and Write, LLC. She is a champion of education for all students and strives to bring the latest application of research in her field to her training and staff development.
As a teacher, mentor, writer, and poet, Cyndi Piña builds capacity in educators and provides opportunities for them to see the power of language and how to restore a sense of agency in their students. She fundamentally believes that a child’s identity is formed in part through their day-to-day experiences in the world and in their school environment.
She holds a B.A. in English, an M.Ed. in Educational Leadership, and an M.F.A. in Creative Writing. She spent 16 years as a high school English teacher, 7 of which she served as department chair. Prior to founding As You Read and Write, she spent 5 years as an educational consultant at ESC‐20 where she was also a member of the leadership coaching team. In addition to her principal and teacher certifications, she also holds a K-12 Dimond Writing Certification through Abydos Learning International, LLC.
Cyndi is devoted to providing engaging and authentic learning opportunities for all students and in supporting fellow educators to bring these experiences to life in their classrooms.
Jennifer D. Guerrero has worked in the field of education for over 20 years. She holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Interdisciplinary Studies with an Early Childhood Certification (Pre-K through 2nd grade) from The University of Texas at San Antonio, and a Masters Degree in Educational Leadership from Concordia University.
Jennifer spent 16 years as an elementary school teacher, where she taught in both self-contained and collaborative classroom settings. Additionally, she served as a Science and Math Academic Support Teacher and held a position as a School Improvement Facilitator in the Northside Independent School District. She continues to support Northside staff as an Instructional Coach in the NISD Professional Learning Department.
At the end of 2020, Jennifer joined As You Read and Write and currently serves as an Educational Consultant who specializes in supporting primary grade educators (K-5).
Jennifer believes that educators, like students, are lifelong learners. She strives to build trust with her clients using a non-judgmental “safe space” approach that allows for collaborative conversations. She feels that her role is to support teachers by leaning into past and present research-based strategies that improve craft, enhance classroom management, maximize instruction time, and increase student engagement.
