Lourdes Sampayo has over 15 years of experience in education, including 10 years as an educational consultant and over 15 years collaborating with community organizations. She currently teaches business, finance, and computer applications at Hercules High School. Some of her accomplishments include implementing an entrepreneurship program that helped students win regional and national honors, and being awarded District Teacher of the Year in 2015. She holds teaching credentials in business/finance and hospitality from UC Berkeley.