Staff

Idalia Suarez

Idalia Suarez- Secretary (Elected to the Board 6.20.17) - Ms. Idalia Suarez is an accomplished educator with more than two decades of elementary education experience. She has served as the principal of multiple successful charter schools including Somerset Oaks Academy since August 2011, Somerset City Arts Conservatory since August 2008 and Somerset Academy Country Palms Middle since August 2009. During her nine years as principal, Ms. Suarez successfully implemented an arts program; a virtual education program; a blended learning program. Most recently in the 2016-17 school year, she earned a Bronze Designation from Miami-Dade County Public Schools for the implementation of a STEM Program at one of the K-8 Charter Schools where she serves as Principal. Ms. Suárez also shared her talents with struggling sister school principals, serving as a mentor and assisting the schools to raise their student performance and achievement record, through her efforts providing curriculum and program development and implementation support, compliance oversight and support, and professional development support for struggling teachers.
Prior to education administration, Ms. Suarez served her community as a teacher for ten years and as Science Department Chair for two years. In 2017, Ms. Suárez was elected to serve as a Governing Board Member of Mater Academy, Inc. and Mater Central Academy, Inc.