Linda M. Colón has worked as a professional bilingual school counselor and educator in the District of Columbia and multiple states, including Puerto Rico. Her work has focused on helping to eliminate the achievement gap and inequities in under-resourced school communities. Linda is in her third year as a counseling doctoral student at Montclair State University, where she is pursuing her dream of becoming a future counselor educator and mentor. Linda’s passion is to explore ideas for helping to empower school counselors to support families via social justice advocacy. She has presented at the American Counseling Association and American School Counselor Association conferences to help share strategies needed for school counselors to become leaders and change agents. Linda has worked as a site supervisor, mentoring school counseling interns in partnership with the University of the District of Columbia and Trinity University. She has also served as a member of the Reach Higher Initiative for the District of Columbia Team. She is passionate about creating innovative opportunities and support for families to help students fulfill their hopes and dreams.