North East Austin Team
Cristian Villalobos
Director of Middle School Programs
About Cristian
Cristian Villalobos holds a Master’s degree in Public Affairs from the LBJ School of Public Affairs at UT Austin. His teaching experience prior to Breakthrough includes a charter school in rural Colorado, community education center in New York, and an Austin public middle school. Christian appreciates Breakthrough’s recognition of issues both inside and outside the classroom as contributing to educational inequity, and is passionate about serving first-generation college goers.
Brittney Demars
Program Coordinator
About Brittney
Brittney holds a Bachelor’s in English Literature and a minor in Spanish from the University of North Texas. She’s passionate about youth education and development, and has served in various educational positions in Texas, as an after-school tutor and summer mentor in Texas. Brittney is currently serving as an AmeriCorps Member at Breakthrough Central Texas, after having served two summers as an ELA Middle School Summer Teacher at Breakthrough. Brittney is a part of our Northeast Austin middle school team, which works directly with our Breakthrough students in various middle schools throughout the northeast areas Austin.
Hannah Rubinstein
AmeriCorps Senior Leader
About Hannah
Hannah holds a Bachelor of Science in Psychology and a minor in Spanish from Tulane University. Having worked with students of different ages and backgrounds, Hannah decided to become an AmeriCorps Summer Teaching Fellow with Breakthrough upon graduation. This experience, in combination with her prior work helping launch an education access non-profit, led her to become a full-time AmeriCorps member with Breakthrough.