Alba is a mom and educator who enjoys reading with her children Jake and Francesca and seeks to provide fun educational experiences for kids while engaging families in the process. Although her career trajectory has been in higher education, she has had the privilege of working with children, youth, and families in Puerto Rico, Haiti, Cuba and in the United States. Alba draws from her rich experiences with children and families of these countries in her writing and has been involved with youth and children's programs through community based organizations.
Through her work with children she has discovered a passion for creating interesting and enriching educational materials that help children have fun while learning. "Meet children at their level through experiences that they can relate to and respect them - they have so much to give us" is her philosophy.

Diego's busy week was birthed from her desire to teach her children the days of the week but not finding anything quite adequate to do that with.


Alba (Floralba Arbelo Marrero) is an education and administrative professional who has been involved in higher education for the past twelve years, and in the not for profit sector over 20 years. Floralba has had the privilege of developing educational programs and collaborating with NGO projects in Puerto Rico, Haiti, Dominican Republic, and in the U.S. in the areas of curriculum development, instructional design, LMS management, board governance, strategic planning, grant writing, and program management. Among the organizations that Floralba has provided research and management services for are the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans, the Center for New York City Affairs, NYC Board of Education's Office of Assessment and Accountability, U.S. State Department, Municipality of Caguas, and the Center for Community Linkages at the University of the Sacred Heart in Puerto Rico. Floralba was the first Hispanic to serve on the board of directors of the Alliance for Nonprofit Management, a national association dedicated to building capacity for the nonprofit sector. Research interests include: the socio-cultural factors that affect achievement for Latino students, parental engagement strategies that impact achievement for Latino students, collaborative models within the Third Sector, and faith based leadership models. Floralba has also served as missionary with New Missions in Haiti, worked extensively in faith based leadership and community development initiatives in New York, and the Caribbean. Floralba holds a BA from Brooklyn College, an MS from Milano the New School for Management and Urban Policy, an Ed.S from Liberty University and is working toward her Ed.D at Liberty University. She also has a certificate in Biblical Studies from Vision Christian University. Publications include: What works for Latino Youth (2nd ed), and Diego's Busy Week. Floralba lives in South Florida with her husband Michael and their two children.