At the time of his appointment, he was Deputy Minister for Academic Affairs in Education, a position he has held since October 2022.
In the written statement, which did not identify the departing official or the reason for his dismissal, Governor Pierluisi emphasized that Toledo López has almost 30 years of professional experience in the private and public education sector.
It also channeled and maximized the use of federal and state funds in the teaching and learning process, guided managerial change in schools, and helped create innovative academic programs focused on fostering the development of technological and managerial skills in students.
According to Pierluisi, he was also instrumental in the implementation of an initiative aimed at strengthening reading among children and young people in the public education system.
Before joining the Ministry of Education, Toledo López worked for more than 20 years at various Ana G. Méndez University System (Suagm) campuses as a member of the Faculty of Social Sciences, teaching courses in statistics, public administration and the judiciary. Criminal.
In addition, he excelled for several years as a private attorney specializing in family practice and the conduct of civil, criminal, and administrative cases.
He was also part of the University of Puerto Rico’s (UPR) Legal Assistance Clinic, an institution where he also served as a professor and research coordinator.
Toledo López holds an MA and a Ph.D. in American Politics, Comparative Politics and Research Methodology from Penn State University.
He also holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Puerto Rico, where he received his Juris Doctorate.
She also earned a Masters of Education from the American College of Education with a focus on bilingual education and teaching English as a second language and completed a Certificate in Executive Leadership from Cornell University.
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