Valentina Gonzalez is an educational consultant for Rooted Linguistics and a content creator working with educators across the nation to support multilingual learners and their families. Her personal experiences as an immigrant fuels her passion for the work she does. She works with schools and districts to provide professional learning experiences that are tailored to meet the needs of educators. Valentina specializes in creating presentations that are practical, engaging, and interactive.

She is a longtime educator of multilingual students from around the globe and has worked as an ESL Instructional Support Specialty Teacher, serving and co-teaching in first-to-fifth-grade classrooms. As a district leader, she has served as an ESL facilitator for campuses and as a professional development specialist. Currently, Valentina shares her time delivering professional development, writing, and research. She is the co-author of Reading & Writing with English Learners: A Framework for K-5, and the children's picture book Krofne with Baba.