About me
Vanessa Lopez is a Coordinator of Inclusionary Practices at Imperial County SELPA. Ms. Lopez has over 23 years of experience teaching multilingual learners with exceptional needs in various settings.
Ms. Lopez works to highlight the myriad assets all learners, including those who are dually identified, contribute to our education system and community. She believes in being a change agent, an advocate for all students, and in contributing to the collective commitment and zeal educators bring to their students daily.
Ms. Lopez has worked as a K-6 Special Education teacher, English language development coach, Resource Teacher, and Academic Support Teacher. She is a Google-certified educator, certified Assistive Technology (AT) assessor, and Adapted Physical Education (APE) Teacher.
Currently, she is part of the Special Education Resource Lead work: Improving Outcomes for Multilingual Students with Exceptional Needs, and an adjunct professor at Azusa Pacific University.
