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My Story

Dr. Adriana Chavarín-López is a leadership coach and systems strategist who partners with senior leaders to do the deep inner work required for transformational change.

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A daughter of Mexican immigrants and a lifelong educator, she brings lived experience, academic rigor, and real-world leadership to every coaching relationship. Her approach is rooted in the belief that sustainable systems change begins with self-awareness, aligned action, and values-driven leadership — because you can’t transform a system if you haven’t first transformed yourself.

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As a school principal, Adriana led with a whole-child philosophy and a commitment to culturally affirming, joyful learning. She spearheaded initiatives in art, music, yoga, SEL, and dual language immersion, while also building an Apple Distinguished technology program, a Latina mentorship initiative, and an award-winning school garden. She forged strong community partnerships and empowered families as co-leaders in school transformation.

Adriana obtained her Doctor of Education Leadership degree from the Harvard Graduate School of Education where her doctoral dissertation, Transformation by Design: Leading and (Un)Learning at the Logan Memorial Educational Campus and the San Diego Unified School District, focused on designing and implementing systems and structures for transforming prenatal-12th grade education in school districts. Adriana was a recipient of Harvard’s Education Entrepreneurship Fellowship for for her innovative work redesigning early childhood systems.

A former Senior Director in the San Diego Unified School District, Dr. Chavarín-López currently serves as a Senior Facilitator for the Public Education Leadership Project (PELP) at Harvard University, a lecturer in Advanced Studies at CSU Stanislaus, and the CEO and Co-Founder of Sabbaticalize, LLC — a leadership development company dedicated to transforming leadership through deep reflection and powerful coaching, empowering leaders to move forward with renewed purpose and bold vision.