Sarah Mena is a 2021-2022 Teach Plus Texas Policy Fellow who teaches 1st grade students at Tornillo Elementary in Tornillo, Texas. Sarah is the Elementary University Interscholastic League Coordinator and a member of the Teacher Incentive Allotment Committee. She was named teacher of the year for her school and district in 2019. She graduated from the University of Texas at El Paso with a BA in Interdisciplinary Studies with a focus on Elementary Teaching and her MEd in Curriculum and Instruction.