Javier Morales

I was born in San Antonio and attended Fox Tech High School. In 1995 I moved to Oneonta Alabama where I worked for a Migrant Head Start Program.I founded and established the Alabama Non-Profit Housing Inc. - Oneonta Alabama

With the parntership of the Florida Non-Profit Housing staff, we wrote a USDA grant and were awarded $1.2 million for construction of Farm Worker Housing. Website below:

* http://www.ahoarch.com/casa-bonita/

* http://www.blountcountian.com/news/2011-10-26/News/Casa_Bonita_dedicated.html

While in Oneonta, Alabama I created Project Aprende; This Project provided transitional services from high school to college for at risk Hispanic students. We were Awarded grants from United Way of Central Alabama and Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham.

Currently I am a contributor of Education/Special Education articles in Spanish to Latino News - Alabama and Tennessee; La Prensa of San Antonio Texas

and Prensa Hispana - Arizona. In 2010 I moved to Castroville, Texas where I continue to advocate for migrant farmworkers and special education through newspaper, online articles and research.

Educational Background

Wallace State Community College at Hanceville, Alabama

Associate's Degree; Human Services / Mental Health

Athens State University at Athens, Alabama

Bachelors of Science; Behavioral Science

Texas A&M University at San Antonio, Texas

Masters of Science; Bilingual Education

Currently

Accepted in PhD Program: Educational Research and Evaluation; Universidad Abierta San Luis Potosí, México