Mario Rosado teaches English, health, and other elective courses for EntreNous Youth Empowerment Services. A native of Huntington Park (in Southeast Los Angeles), he attended California State University, Long Beach and received his BA in English Education and single subject teaching credential, and he later attended Fresno State for his MFA. He is an active member of the National Association of Teachers of English (NCTE), Latinx Caucus of NCTE, and California Association for Teachers of English (CATE). His recent panel presentation at CATE 2020 was titled “Investigating Truths through Creative Writing: Authenticating Student Voices in Print.”