Reyes L. Quezada, Ed.D., is a Professor at the University of San Diego, in the Department of Learning and Teaching in the School of Leadership and Education Sciences. He has been a teacher and teacher educator for the past twenty-eight years, eighteen of those years as a professor. He has served as professor of education at the University of Redlands and California State University Stanislaus. His teaching and research focus on issues of equity, international education, and inclusion and diversity. He is co-author of Culturally Proficient Practice: Supporting Educators of English Learning Students.