Jasmin Reyes Baerga, and Christine Cleveland, OCPS Office of Homeless and Migrant Education

Jasmin Reyes Baerga has over a decade of experience working in clinical and non-clinical social services, community-based programs, non-profit organizations as well as in the elementary school environment providing prevention counseling, crisis intervention, case management, cross-agency collaboration, and facilitating; just to name a few, to a diverse population. Ms. Reyes Baerga is currently a District Homeless Education Liaison for OCPS where she utilizes her experience and knowledge to assist and advocate for the homeless youth’s educational rights at OCPS.

Ms. Reyes Baerga is passionate about helping her community and has a love especially for the Arts (music, spoken-word poetry, and theater are her favorites). Ms. Reyes Baerga holds a B.A. in Legal Studies, M.S. in Criminal Justice, and B.S. in Psychology (with a Certificate in Behavioral Forensics) all from the University of Central Florida. She is currently pursuing her Florida Teaching Certification and hopes one day to either become a History teacher, doctor in Behavioral Forensics, or a superhero.

Christine Cleveland is a proud graduate of the University of Alabama and Stetson University.  She started her work in education as a counselor and supervisor at the U.S. Space Camp in Huntsville, Alabama.  After seven years, she decided that she wanted to make a bigger impact with students and joined Teach For America, where she taught English as a Second Language and English Language Arts in Houston, Texas.  In 2005, she moved to Orlando, Florida to teach third grade, where she could share her passion for math and science.  Over the years Christine served in curriculum as a school level Curriculum Coach, a District Coach, Coordinator, and District Senior Administrator.  She is passionate about helping students in need, and is why she decided to take on a new position as Senior Administrator of Homeless and Migrant Education.  While this new role is very different from curriculum, she loves the direct impact her department makes on students, families, and community partners in Orlando.