About Alcance

Alcance Consulting was founded by Dahlia Aguilar—educator, strategist, writer, and transformational coach with more than thirty years of experience in teaching, leading, and organizational development.

Alcance is a multilingual, woman-of-color–led practice rooted in the belief that every leader can grow, every organization can evolve, and every community deserves schools and organizations where people flourish.

Bio

Dahlia Aguilar is journeyed educator and school leader with over 30 years of experience advancing bilingual and equity-driven education in Washington, D.C. 

In 2011, Aguilar co-founded Mundo Verde Bilingual Public Charter School, D.C.'s first charter school focused on education for sustainability and biliteracy.  She now leads program strategy and implementation at PDCSE (Partnership for DC School Excellence) and is the president of Alcance, a firm focused on coaching and consulting non-profit and school leaders to amplify their outcomes and reach their highest aspirations for their students and communities.  As well, she is a trustee for DC International School and the Hill Center.  

Born in El Paso, Texas, Aguilar began her career in early childhood and ESL education in D.C. Public Schools and later taught high school English in Texas at an alternative school for at-risk youth. She holds degrees from Georgetown University, Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi, and Trinity University–Washington, and is fluent in Spanish. A Teach For America alumna and New Leaders for New Schools fellow, Aguilar has consistently championed inclusive, multilingual education for diverse student populations.

She is a published poet, mother and proud resident of Washington, DC living in Deanwood, beyond the Anacostia River.