Elena Pereira has worked in education spaces for over a decade. Identity work with students is foundational to her practice. After working as a classroom teacher with students of all grade levels, Elena is currently the Upper Division Librarian at Park School, working with grades 5-8 and providing resources to the greater community. Outside of school, Elena volunteers with the non-profit organization Adoptees with Guatemalan Roots. As a Guatemalan adoptee she has presented on panels about the Transracial Adoptee experience and Adoptees in schools at Cambridge Friends School and at the National People of Color Conference.