Gabby Hernandez, Open Education Community Manager
Gabby Hernandez is the Open Education Community Manager at SPARC. In her role, she works across SPARC’s open education portfolio to conduct outreach, develop programming, and foster community engagement.
From 2019 to 2025, Gabby was the Open Education Librarian for The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. She coordinated the campus Textbook Affordability Project, designed professional development programs on OER and facilitated workshops on the benefits of open practices for faculty and the open education community.
Gabby has her master’s degree in library and information sciences from Texas Women’s University and her bachelor of science degree in interdisciplinary studies from Texas State University.
Gabby is based in McAllen, Texas. Outside of work, she enjoys tap dancing – both performing and teaching children dance in her local community.