Sofia Amador Brenes, EdD

Accreditation Advisor & Trainer for Schools of Excellence | Cognia Lead Evaluator |
Consultant and Trainer.
LEAD COMPETENCIES: Continuous Improvement Processes; Standard-based Curriculum
Design and Revision; Teacher Training Programs; Strategic Planning; Coaching BOD and
School Leadership Teams.
Location: Central America

Dr. Sofia Amador Brenes
Senior Consultant

Dr. Sofía Amador is an experienced educator and consultant in K-12 education in Costa Rica and Latin America. She has also been a founding member and Board of Director member for several non-profit and Christian organizations. She holds a BA in English, a BA in Teaching English as a Foreign Language from the University of Costa Rica, a master’s degree in Education and a master’s degree in Educational Leadership from Framingham
State University in Massachusetts and a Doctorate in Education from La Salle University in Costa Rica.

Throughout her career, Dr. Amador has made her mission to help faculty and administrators develop their leadership roles and empower them into adopting effective teaching practices in support of student success. She has taken advantage of the various positions she has held as Curriculum & Accreditation Director, Principal, and General Director to become an influential leader and an agent of change among the people she works with. Sofía’s areas of expertise include:

• Continuous improvement processes and accreditation
• Curriculum writing and alignment to the organization’s vision, mission, and
  academic standards
• Adoption of data-based inquiry processes, through which an institution engages in
  strategic planning, as the foundation of continuous improvement
• Design and implementation of teacher training programs that promote
  collaboration and action research among faculty
• Coaching BOD members in managing educational organizations
• Coaching school leaders in the areas of leadership, staff development, supervision,
  and retention.

As a consultant, Dr. Amador has had the privilege of working in several countries in Latin America and the Caribbean. Her role as Cognia’s Lead Evaluator has given her opportunities to cross Latin America’s boundaries into Spain and Egypt.

Sofía strongly believes that to prepare the student of the 21st Century, schools and leaders must build networks of collaboration and service. Her strong belief in service and
collaboration motivated her to become a volunteer for Cognia. She has participated in
Review Teams for Colombia, México, Ecuador, El Salvador, Egypt, Honduras, Dominican
Republic, Guatemala, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Spain, United States, and Venezuela and Costa
Rica. These experiences have provided her with a solid background in the areas of teaching and learning, leadership and strategic planning, as well as a range of strategies to help schools successfully implement their continuous improvement journey.

Currently, Dr. Amador is the Accreditation Advisor & Trainer for Schools of Excellence, a private school system in San José, Costa Rica. In that position, she oversees the continuous improvement process, coaches leaders and trains staff in the four schools that are part of the system.
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Sofía lives in Heredia, Costa Rica, with her husband Alex. They have four adult children
with one living in Costa Rica, one in Malta and two in the United States.

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