Lucy Montalvo

Lucy Montalvo is currently the director of Starr Hill Pathways, a youth program from The Equity Center at UVA, serving rising 7th to 12th graders from Charlottesville City and Albemarle County Public Schools. This program leads students to explore career and college options, and provides academic and mentoring support along with internship opportunities, supporting students holistically through this journey. Dr. Montalvo also teaches EDIS 5481, Dual Language Methods, which provides students with methods to serve multilingual students and families in culturally responsive ways.

Dr. Montalvo is originally from Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, living half her life in PR and the other half in the US. She has worked in education for 16 years. As a community activist and educator, she brings expertise in multilingual and culturally relevant curriculum development and implementation.