Ernesto M. Garay is an award-winning poet, performer, teacher and social activist.  

Mr. Garay holds two Masters Degrees: one in Comparative Literature and the other in Ethnic Studies.  He is a widely published poet in both Spanish and English.  Mr. Garay teaches poetry to children, teens and adults living with intersectional vulnerability, in schools and organizations in Sonoma County. 
 
Presently, Mr. Garay is finishing his book of poetry: Reverberating Voices.  Traversing the borders of El Salvador, Nicaragua, Mexico and California, it speaks about the experience of immigration, racism, healing the spirit, displacement and love during the Central American Civil Wars of the 1970s and 1980s.
 
He is passionate about social justice and advocating for the Latino immigrant community.  Immensely creative and accomplished, he inspires us and moves among us with unfailing humility, generosity and grace.