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Adriana Bustamante is a local educator. Licensed in Elementary Education, with endorsements in Theatre, English as a Second Language, and Spanish; she started her journey in the field of education back in 2015. She is a former Theatre Director for Fairfax County Public Schools, former translator for Culpeper County Public Schools, former Board President of non-profit Culpeper Youth, Inc, and former Reading Tutor for Reading Partners in New York City Public Schools.

Besides being an educator, Adriana is also a teaching artist and actress, with a Master of Arts in Educational Theatre for Colleges and Communities from New York University. As a teaching artist, she's led various theatre related workshops and sessions in the Culpeper area, under the direction of Theatrical Arts and partnering with other organizations and causes. As an actress, she has appeared in various stage productions and film projects; Adriana has also directed stage and virtual productions in the state of Virginia and North Carolina.

In her free time, she enjoys going to the theatre, capturing the beauty of life with her camera, volunteering, watching films, dancing and choreographing, and spending time with her little siblings.