Leadership Team

Aldo Ramirez

Chief Executive Officer

Aldo A. Ramírez is a committed advocate for multilingual education, arts education, health and wellness for families, students, and staff, and college and career readiness for all students, with a strong commitment and focus on unduplicated children. He is the proud father of two children who received the Seal of Biliteracy and are currently pursuing undergraduate degrees in the arts, areas that they are passionate about. He is the proud husband of an amazing wife who supports him in advancing the educational outcomes of unduplicated students and their families.

Elizabeth Aguilar

Chief Academic Officer

Ms. Aguilar provides oversight of and ensures consistency within the instructional model, curriculum, assessments,and professional development across the Voices Network. She has the pleasure to lead the Academic Team at the central office (Academic Team Z!). Ms. Aguilar came to Voices after receiving her bachelor’s degree at Stanford University and masters degree in teaching at the University of Southern California. She was a teacher at Voices for five years before becoming the school’s first full-time instructional coach. She has served as the Chief Academic Officer since August 2015. Ms. Aguilar was originally drawn to Voices in 2009 because she saw herself in the

Deanna Flores

Chief Culture Officer of In Lak’Ech

As the Chief Culture Officer of In Lak’Ech of Voices College-Bound Language Academies, Ms. Flores is responsible for Network-wide Staff, Student and Parent/Guardian Culture and ensures consistency and alignment of Network Mission, Vision and Core Values. This includes oversight of Network-wide Character Education Professional Development. Ms. Flores also oversees behavior management for the general student population across the Network and is responsible for behavior management training, coaching and guidance to school-based Deans of Cultures and Parent Liaisons. In addition, Ms Flores oversees the Development and Communication Team as well as the Talent Team.

Jaime Mata

Chief Operations Officer

Jaime Adrian Mata is an experienced educational leader with an MBA from Pepperdine University and an M.Ed. from the American College of Education. He is working towards a Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) and is set to graduate in 2025. With over 19 years of leadership experience, Jaime has held significant roles, such as Chief Business Official and Interim VP of Administration at Gavilan College. His expertise lies in strategic planning, financial management, and operational excellence, particularly in managing educational business administration and ensuring compliance with regulations. Jaime is certified in PROSCI Change Management and by the California Association of School Business Officials (CASBO). His bilingualism has been instrumental in effectively connecting with diverse communities throughout his career.

Ellyn Magaña

Chief Innovation and Strategy Officer

Ellyn came to Voices because of her passion for dual language education. Ellyn started her career teaching in East Side San José, while earning her master’s degree in Urban Education: Policy and Administration from Loyola Marymount University. She went on to be a founding teacher at KIPP Heritage Academy and then to found the English Language Development program at Alpha Public Schools. In her most recent role at Aspire Public Schools, Ellyn supported the strategic planning for and implementation of Multilingual learning programming. With over a decade of experience at different networks of charter schools in California, she has developed a passion for ensuring schools are driving towards equitable results through the use of technology, systems, and data-driven decision making. She’s most excited about learning all the ways in which Voices teammates are pushing towards incredible results using innovative thinking!