Barbara Lovejoy, M.Ed., Founder



•   Barbara (McCauley) Lovejoy is an experienced educator with endorsements in Early Childhood Education, Gifted Education and Bilingual Education.
•   For 30 years, she has served as a classroom teacher, bilingual teacher and coordinator for English Language Learner programs in Salt Lake and Granite school districts, and a private school, Realms of Inquiry.
•   Most recently, she was the Assistant Director, Dean of Students and instructional leader for the Dual Immersion Academy charter school located in Salt Lake City's Westside.
•   Barbara has taught multicultural education at BYU and worked with the BYU Counseling Psychology and Special Education departments.
•   She helped found the Utah Association for Bilingual Education and served as its President for a number of years.
•   Through her work with English language learners, Barbara has gained a special understanding of the challenges faced by children learning new languages and a strong belief in the value for all children to be bilingual and biliterate.
•   She has written weekly articles on education for Mundo Hispano, a Hispanic newspaper, and is the author of the book My Years As a Hispanic Youth Advocate...and The Lessons I Have Learned.
•   She is the founder of the nonprofit, Generacion Floreciente, the purpose of which is to implement programs to benefit Hispanic youth.
•   Barbara is currently leading the efforts of a diverse founding group to establish a language immersion public charter school named Esperanza Elementary for children in West Valley City.

Contact Information

Barbara Lovejoy, Executive Director
Generacion Floreciente
"Doing whatever it takes for our Hispanic youth to flourish"
854 Elm Ave.
SLC, UT 84106
(801) 466-1117
bclovejoy@msn.com