Mae Marquez

Mae is the Lead Preschool Teacher for Children’s Learning Center (CLC) sponsored by Nevada Blind Children’s Foundation. Mae joined CLC in January 2020. Mae, originally from Manila, Philippines, moved to the states in 2009 to call Las Vegas home. She brings a wealth of international education knowledge from her time in the Philippines where she received her degree in psychology from Colegio San Agustin.

She served as the in-house psychology counselor at the Rising Phoenix Foundation providing support to young adults with a range of needs. In 2012, Mae worked as a preschool teacher in charge of a Head Start classroom working with children and families to achieve positive outcomes for children of all abilities. Mae says joining the first preschool in the state of Nevada for children who are visually impaired is a great new adventure.

In her spare time, Mae enjoys reading and loves karaoke! Her go-to song is “I Will Survive.”