Dr. Bocachica-Velásquez has received multiple awards, including an Educational Leadership Award from the National Puerto Rican Day Parade.
BRONX, NY, July 21, 2022 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Jacqueline Bocachica-Velásquez, Ed.D., has been included in Marquis Who's Who. As in all Marquis Who's Who biographical volumes, individuals profiled are selected on the basis of current reference value. Factors such as position, noteworthy accomplishments, visibility, and prominence in a field are all taken into account during the selection process.
Drawing on over three decades of expertise in the field of academia, Dr. Bocachica-Velásquez specializes in educational leadership development. Prior to embarking on her professional journey, she pursued an education at the City University of New York Lehman College, where she obtained a Bachelor of Arts in psychology. She continued her academic efforts at the New York Institute of Technology, earning a Master of Education, and subsequently a Doctor of Education in educational leadership and administration from Fordham University in 2016. As a commitment to her field, Dr. Bocachica-Velásquez has been active with several industry-related organizations, including the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.
Dr. Bocachica-Velásquez began her career as a teacher for the New York City Department of Education. She continued her vocation in a similar capacity as a middle school teacher, and subsequently as an assistant principal and principal for Community School District 10 in the Bronx, New York. She then served as a principal at Nyack Public School for three years, and a network leader, supervising 15 schools in the Bronx for five years. Between 2011 and 2016, she garnered expertise as the executive director in the Office of School Quality for the New York City Department of Education, and a professor at Fordham University Graduate School of Education from 2016 until 2021. Since 2018, she has found much success as the owner and educational leadership consultant at JBG Leadership Development LLC. In this capacity, Dr. Bocachica-Velásquez is responsible for coaching multiple school administrators on their strategic school planning, personal leadership development, executive level written and verbal communication skills, and disciplinary procedures within the New York City public schools.
Well-regarded for her contributions to the field, Dr. Bocachica-Velásquez has received multiple awards, including an Educational Leadership Award from the National Puerto Rican Day Parade, and the Women in Education Award from the New York chapter of the National Council of Puerto Rican Women in 2009. Long dedicated to civic advocacy, she has contributed as an elder and the women's ministry leader at the Iglesia Cristiana El Santuario in the Bronx In a career filled with highlights, she is most proud of her achievements as a 35-year veteran of the New York City Department of Education, having served in the roles of teacher, school principal, deputy superintendent and executive director in the Office of School Quality. She attributes much of her success to her Christian faith, and to the support and examples set by her parents, who taught her to always persevere. Looking toward the future, Dr. Bocachica-Velásquez aspires to continue serving as an inspiration and a coach to young leaders in education via mentorships and hopes to write a biographical and an instructive story in honor of her parents and her culture and as a legacy for her children and grandchildren.
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