Soñia Galaviz is a Title 1 interventionist and educator in Boise, Idaho. She has taught for 20 years in Title 1 schools and is passionate about public education and community engagement within those schools. In 2017, Soñia received acknowledgement from the National Education Association Foundation, winning the national award for Teaching Excellence. She received her doctorate in the spring of 2020 from Boise State University focusing on STEM education for underserved populations. She was honored with Boise State’s Distinguished Alumni in 2021. In 2022, she was elected to serve in the Idaho Legislature, House of Representatives, for district 16. She has two grown children, loves Idaho’s outdoors, and is slowly chipping away at visiting all of the National Parks in the United States.