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Bounrod’s experience in education ranges from elementary through high school. She has been a self-contained classroom teacher who’s taught all subjects, specialized in English Language Arts from 4th-12th grades, and taken on assistant principal role for high school. She has ample experience choosing and using high-quality curricula across middle and high schools, coaching teachers, and creating school-wide systems. As the founding Development Manager of Forward Scholars, she brings her knowledge of fundraising and grant writing to her current role at ARCHS.

Bounrod is passionate about getting young people to question what they think, and why they think it. As a 1.5 generation Hmong-American, she knows what it's like to translate at her own parent-teacher conferences, navigate the ebb and flow of ethnic and American identities, and figure out college solo. Opening doors and supporting young people through similar experiences is a priority.

She graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles with her B.A. in sociology and Asian American Studies in 2013 and received her M.A. in Education from Alverno College in 2015.  

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