Gloria Corral was the Assistant Executive Director at First 5 San Diego where she led San Diego County's Quality Early Learning efforts for the First 5 San Diego Commission along with other key initiatives for children 0-5 and their families. She has been working in early learning for the past 15 years in policy, program and advocacy. Her passion for K-12 and higher education spans over 20 years and includes work at the U.S. Department of Education, the House of Representatives and the Senate. Her expertise in education policy along with her extensive knowledge of system integration is both from developing policy and implementing programs which has been informed by years of working with state departments of education, local and state non-profits, advocacy organizations and large school districts. She holds an undergraduate degree from University of California San Diego and a master's degree in Public Policy from the University of California Berkeley.