A native of São Paulo (SP), Amábile Aparecida Pacios is a mathematics and physics teacher, administrator, textbook author, businesswoman, and lecturer. In the early 1980s, she moved from São Paulo to the Federal District. She taught and coordinated undergraduate and graduate programs at the Catholic University of Brasília for 27 years. In the 1990s, she taught and served as principal at Colégio Marista de Brasília for 8 years. Professor Amábile Pacios was one of the founders of the Serial Assessment Program (PAS) at the University of Brasília, a program that has proven successful for over 20 years. She served as president of the Federal District Private Schools Union for 8 years and advocated for education and economic development in the federal capital, including through the Chamber of Commerce. She served as president of the National Federation of Private Schools for 4 years and currently serves as its vice president. The organization represents the sector, comprising 41,000 private educational institutions. In this context, Professor Amábile has established herself as a national leader in the sector within both the executive and legislative branches. She was a founder and currently serves as vice president of the Brazilian Services Sector Center, an organization representing service-providing companies nationwide. She currently serves on the National Education Council and chairs the Dromos Educational Group, where she works as a director and teacher. She has two children, who are also teachers, forming a family whose life’s purpose is education.