Lori Edmonds is a Ph.D. student of Language, Literacy, and Culture at the University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC). She has a bachelor’s degree in Modern Language and Linguistics, with a Latin-American language and culture focus. Her graduate studies focus on English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) and Instructional Systems Design. She is currently teaching ESOL at UMBC and is working on a project that will train Maryland public school teachers to effectively teach English language learners (ELLs) in the content areas. Lori’s master’s studies allowed her to build upon her earlier experiences working with underprivileged youth by teaching her how to work toward solutions that promote equity in education. Toward this aim, she has completed projects that taught English through environmentalism to Hispanic adults and to ELLs at the secondary level. In addition to teaching English, the focus of these programs has been to empower immigrants in Maryland’s environmental community.