Ria Pretekin

Ria Pretekin is a Filipina American, born and raised in Los Angeles currently living in Chicago with her husband, two children, parents, and goldendoodle. She is an educator, equity coach, facilitator, speaker and has spent much of her career as a school counselor in public high schools from Santa Ana, CA to Chicago, IL. In her last role at the University of Chicago, Ria provided coaching and professional development to educators to help build the capacity of school leaders to understand adolescent development as it relates to improving postsecondary outcomes. Ria currently serves as a Museum Educator at the Field Museum, co-creating learning experiences and learning resources with AANHPI communities to equip educators to meet the TEAACH (Teaching Equitable Asian American Community History) Act. Ria earned her bachelor’s degree in psychology and social behavior from the University of California, Irvine, and earned a master’s degree in counseling psychology from the University of Southern California.