Isai Lopez is an experienced educator and currently provides mathematical and pedagogical training to mathematics teachers across California, USA. Isai is an author, editor, trainer, and instructional coach for The Curtis Center's Applied Mathematics Mentorship Program and has authored Smarter Balanced Performance Evidenced Based Selected Response tasks for use on summative statewide mathematics assessments across more than 14 U.S. States. He regularly gives invited talks in the UCLA Mathematics Department’s Mathematics 73 and 105 courses and serves as an advisor for Math for LA students completing their pedagogical competence assessment for their California Secondary Teaching Credential in Mathematics. He provides leadership in mathematics education, giving talks at statewide and national conferences. He earned a Bachelors of Science in Mathematics for Teaching from the UCLA Mathematics Department, and a Masters of Arts in Education from the UCLA Graduate School of Education.