Lourdes Flores is the Managing Director of High Schools for Democracy Prep Public Schools.

In this role, Lourdes effectively led a NYS SUNY-authorized charter school deemed failing in 2014 and turned around the school to a top-performing charter school within its five-year charter renewal with approval for an elementary expansion. During her tenure she increased pass rates in the school in all regents’ subjects and increased Advanced Regents Diploma rates from 1% to 95% within 5 years. In 2018- 19, over 98% of graduates matriculated into Ivy League and top-tier colleges the year following graduation. Earned US News Top 15 Charter schools for the 2020 school year. Led school through pandemic models of instruction including Remote, Hybrid, and in-person during the 2020-21 year with a return to in-person for the 2021-22 School year.

Lourdes holds a M.Ed in School Building Leadership from Mercy College, an M. Ed in Secondary Education from Mercy College and a B.A. in Spanish and Sociology from the University at Albany.