Christhian Saavedra is a 2021-2022 Teach Plus Arkansas Senior Policy Fellow and the Student Success Coordinator at Rogers Heritage High School in Rogers. Christhian mentors novice teachers through DESE programs and has previously been named Kirksey Middle School Teacher of the Year and Rogers Public Schools Middle School Teacher of the Year. As head coach for the boys soccer team, Christhian has received several coaching awards. He earned his BA in Spanish with a Minor in Ethnographic Studies and his MAT from the University of Arkansas.