Lizette Ortega Dolan

CHANGE Maker - Equity Practitioner; Teacher Leader; System Thinker

Role
Social Studies Teacher at Caliber Beta Academy
Location
Walnut Creek, CA, US
LinkedIn followers
500 followers

About Lizette Ortega Dolan

Dr. Lizette Ortega Dolan is a passionate and accomplished educator, leader, and justice advocate with nealry 30 years in K-12 education and non-profits. She currently supports organizations in strategic planning and leadership development. She most recently taught at Pine Hollow Middle School in MDUSD, where she taught 7th and 8th grade English Language Arts, Leadership, AVID, and Spanish. She also served as the AVID Site coordinator, and as the site Culturally Responsive Lead, provided PD at staff meetings. She also participated on the Leadership Team and revamped Student and Promotional Activities. She is also a Partner and Collaborator at E3 Collaborative LLC, the Privilege Institute, and The Field Semester. Dr. Dolan holds an Ed.D. in Educational Leadership from St. Mary\'s College of California, a Master\'s degree from Harvard Graduate School of Education, and a Bachelor\'s degree from the University of California at Berkeley. She is the founder and leader of JUST Dragonfly, a platform that offers workshops, coaching, and resources to cultivate cultures of excellence, equity, collaborative voice, and human dignity. She has presented internationally, nationally, and locally on issues of equitable and efficient organizational systems, teacher excellence, recruitment and retention of historically de-prioritized populations, and cultivating inclusive environments. She is driven by her mission to empower people organizations to achieve their full potential and to create positive social change.

Experience

  1. Social Studies Teacher

    Caliber Beta Academy

    Sep 2025 — Present · Richmond, CA, US

Education

  • Saint Mary's College of California

    Doctor of Education (Ed.D.), Educational Leadership

    2010 — 2015

  • Harvard Graduate School of Education

    Master’s Degree and Teaching Credential , Urban Education

    2001 — 2002

  • University of California, Berkeley

    Bachelor’s Degree, History and Dance (Majors); Education and Drama (Minors)

    1994 — 1998

  • Harvard Graduate School of Education

    Master's degree, Teaching and Curriculum

  • Cornell University

    Child Psychology and US History

    1993 — 1994

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