Armando is married with four children, a grandson, and a lifelong resident of the south side of San Antonio. He is a Full-time Lecturer in Education and Special Education at Texas A&M University San Antonio. Armando attended Palo Alto College and UTSA, and obtained a Ph.D. in the  Higher Education Program at the University of the Incarnate Word. After graduating from Central Catholic Marianist High School, Armando joined the United States Marine Corps.  Upon returning and entering college, he worked with a state-funded non-profit social-service organization providing guidance to students and their families in five (5) local south side school districts for 9 years. Armando worked as a Paralegal for a large law firm here in San Antonio while attending college. He also taught special education in the Harlandale and Southside school districts for ten (10) years, specializing in working with students with exceptionalities that included various disabilities like Learning Disabilities, Autism, and Emotional Behavioral Disorder. His research interests are in Special Education ,Adult Education, Leadership and Social Justice.