About IDRA’s President & CEO

IDRA’s President & CEO is María "Cuca" Robledo Montecel, Ph.D.

• A nationally-recognized expert on the prevention and recovery of dropouts
• Directed the first statewide study of dropouts in Texas.
• Led IDRA’s innovative dropout prevention program, the Coca-Cola Valued Youth Program, to make a visible difference in the lives of more than 454,000 children, families and educators.
• Has authored and co-authored a number of publications focusing on effective bilingual education, school holding power, and parent leadership.
• Holds a bachelor of social work degree from Our Lady of the Lake University and a master’s degree in educational evaluation from Antioch College. She earned a doctorate in research and evaluation from the Urban Education program at the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee.
• Has been named among the top 100 Hispanic influentials by Hispanic Business magazine.

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