Janette Martinez is a Senior Policy and Research Analyst at Excelencia in Education. She focuses on federal and state policy and effective institutional practices to accelerate Latino student success. Janette works with the Excelencia policy and research team on key issues including affordability, institutional capacity, and workforce development. She started her career in education as a sixth-grade teacher and continued as an intern with the Lumina Foundation, National Association of Financial Aid Administrators, and Excelencia in Education and as a policy analyst with Education Reform Now.