I am grateful for the wonderful education that my own two children received in our schools and for the opportunity I have had to support students and families at ACPS. I' will continue to use the knowledge and experience I've gained on the school board to tackle the big issues our schools face. "

✎ 37-year resident of Alexandria; children Alex and Jodie attended and thrived in the Alexandria City Public Schools, from kindergarten through graduation from TC Williams; 


✎ Nationally respected advocate for students and families, from school breakfast to parental empowerment in the infant-toddler disability program; 


✎ President of the Alexandria non-profit organization Bienvenidos, which created the Building Better Futures program to enable hundreds of students to gain the skills and confidence to become the first in their families to attend college; 


✎  For 9 years served as bilingual parent liaison for the Alexandria City Public Schools, assuring that families new to our country have the resources and training to help their children learn.

My family 

I am the loving wife of Len Rubenstein and proud mother of two T.C. Williams graduates, Alex and Jodie Rubenstein, and grandmother of Alex's daughter Quinn and son Beck.

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