Magdalena Lopez, along with her husband, are Habitat Vail Valley homeowners. The family moved into their home in 2008.

Magdalena shares her her love of learning with hundreds of children. Since 2011, she’s been the preschool teacher on YouthPower365’s Magic Bus, a mobile preschool that provides children under five a strong start for school. She also helps caregivers learn English. It’s important to her that others have the chance to get ahead. During Covid, she volunteered with the Eagle Valley Family Assistance Fund.

Magdalena has a preschool director certification and is focused on attaining her Associate’s Degree in Early Childhood Education. She is from Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, and has been in Eagle County since 1995.