Ms. Rojas was elected to the Miami-Dade County School Board in November 2016 as the representative for District 6.
She is a professional educator of more than 45 years who has held various high-level administrative and teaching positions in Miami-Dade County Public Schools. She has been recognized as Exceptional Student Education (ESE) Administrator of the Year, Region 4 Principal of the Year and District First Runner-Up, National Distinguished Principal, and been the recipient of the Commissioner of Education’s Outstanding Leadership Award. Awards bestowed upon schools she has led during her career include: The National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence Award, Governor’s Sterling Award for Senior Leadership, Magnet Schools of America National Merit Award, and the National Hispanic Magazine Ryder Systems Schools of Excellence Award.
Ms. Rojas has also served on statewide boards such as the Board of Trustees for The Florida School of the Deaf and the Blind. She has participated in the prestigious International Oxford Roundtable in Oxford, England, which considers public policy issues regarding education. Currently, Ms. Rojas serves as a member of the Miami-Dade County Youth Fair Board of Directors.
As a member of the School Board, Ms. Rojas serves as the Board’s representative in the district’s Audit and Budget Advisory Committee, the District’s Ad Hoc Contest Task Force, the Friends of WLRN Board of Directors, Florida School Boards Association’s Legislative Liaison Committee, Treasury Advisory Committee, and the Ad Hoc Public Health and Medical Expert Task Force. She also serves as Chair of the School Board’s Fiscal Accountability and Government Relations Committee, and Vice Chair of the Personnel, Student, School and Community Support Committee. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Education from Florida International University, and a Master of Science in Education with a specialization in Administration and Leadership from Nova Southeastern University, where she also earned an Education Specialist degree.
