“Education should be evenly and equitably distributed with love to every child regardless of age, gender, race, class, ethnicity, or sexual orientation. That’s what education is about.”
About
Sergio Maldonado is an educator, father, husband, and tribal elder.
Born on Wyoming’s Wind River Reservation, Sergio Maldonado is a real Wyoming native whose family has lived on this land for more than one thousand years. He has spent his life involved with education. A graduate of Brigham Young University, Sergio also has a master’s degree from Arizona State University. He is a doctoral candidate at the University of Wyoming.
Sergio has been a classroom teacher, a college administrator, and a school board trustee. These experiences give him a broad understanding of the critical challenges we face in educating our young people and giving them the tools to be happy, thriving community members.
Sergio is a graduate of Leadership Wyoming, the state’s premier leadership development program. Sergio was appointed to the National Advisory Council on Indian Education (NACIE) by President George H. W. Bush.
Education
Brigham Young University, Bachelor of Arts, Secondary Education/Social Studies, 1978
Arizona State University, Master of Education, Curriculum and Supervision, 1988
University of Wyoming, Doctoral Candidate, Anticipated graduation 2023
Employment Highlights
23 years teaching in elementary, high school, and college classrooms in Arizona, New Mexico, and Wyoming
Central Wyoming College, Diversity Coordinator/Instructor 2008-2014
State of Wyoming, Office of the Governor, Tribal Liaison for the Northern Arapaho Tribe, 2015-2017
Honors
Appointed by George H.W. Bush to the National Advisory Council on Indian Education (NACIE)
Leadership Wyoming, Class of 2009
“Wyoming Success Story” honoree at the 31st Annual Governor’s Business Forum
Instructor of the Year, Mesa Community College, 2005