About Ed Lead Partners
Dr. Pilar Vázquez-Vialva
Founder & CEO
Dr. Pilar Vázquez-Vialva is a distinguished educational leader and wellness advocate, dedicated to addressing diverse challenges in educational spaces through innovative, holistic approaches. With deep expertise in culturally responsive leadership, youth-centered practices, and educational leadership, Dr. Pilar is a trailblazer in promoting just and equitable education systems.
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She passionately champions inclusive design processes and has been instrumental in leading the creation of several Youth Wellness Centers in California, positioning her as a vital resource for districts and organizations working to address turnover, burnout, trauma, and systemic inequities.
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Over the past two decades, Dr. Pilar has guided transformative change in school and district systems, serving as a former Assistant Superintendent and Chicago Public Schools High School Principal. Alongside her leadership roles, she designs and facilitates wellness and leadership retreats that center adult and youth well-being, resilience, and community building—fostering sustainable, equity-driven school cultures.
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Dr. Pilar also actively partners with districts, county offices of education, nonprofits, and national agencies to co-create strategic initiatives, leadership development programs, and systemic reforms that improve outcomes for youth and adults alike.
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She holds a Doctorate of Education in Organizational Leadership, with a focus on strategic and organizational design and planning.
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Dr. Pilar welcomes new partnerships and collaborations with organizations and leaders committed to advancing equitable, healing-centered education and community based systems.
What We Do
Ed Lead Partners, LLC is an educational consulting firm dedicated to supporting K-12 education, schools and districts, county offices of education, and organizations focused on youth and adult growth.
Our mission is to enhance organizational wellness, improve student outcomes, and build the talent and well-being of adults in service of youth.
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We offer a range of services, including professional learning and development, strategic design and planning, leadership coaching, wellness program design and implementation assistance, curriculum and instruction design and alignment, and building youth and adult partnerships.
Our goal is to partner with educational institutions to drive meaningful change and sustainable impact.
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