Tamara Alsace, PhD, is a career-long educator and scholar. Alsace is retired from Buffalo Public Schools, where she held various positions over 32+ years, including bilingual elementary and special education teacher, professional development specialist, and most recently, director of multilingual education. As such, she directed the bilingual English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) and world languages programs. Since retiring, Alsace has worked as an independent consultant for the Regional Bilingual Education Resource Network (RBE-RN) and the Council of the Great City Schools. Alsace also serves on several non-profit boards and is active in professional and community organizations in Buffalo, New York, as well as at the state and national levels. A tireless advocate for the educational rights of multilingual/immigrant students and their families, she is a past president of the New York State Association for Bilingual Education (NYSABE) and part of the current leadership team of New York Advocates for Fair/Inclusive Resources for Multilingual Learners (NY-AFFIRMS). She is co-editor of the book Bilingual Special Education for the 21st Century: A New Interface (IGI Global, 2022).