Daysi Ortiz is an independent non-attorney special education Advocate and Educational Consultant. Daysi worked independently in California for more than 17 years and, upon moving to Florida, became an Advocate for Disability Rights Florida. She holds an Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Advanced Profesional studies certificate from San Diego National University in La Jolla and is a graduate of Florida Partners in Policymaking. Daysi has extensive experience leading workshops on effective parent and school collaboration, post-secondary transition, and diversity, as well as webinars on disability rights. She has advocated on behalf of numerous families across multiple states and has experience participating in Manifestation Determination Review (MDR) meetings, state complaints, and due process hearings. Daysi has served on several community advisory committees and boards focused on educational equity. A long-time COPAA member, she is one of the first students to take SEAT course online in 2012,  and completed it SEAT 2.0 in 2024. Daysi also contributed to the creation of the voluntary Advocate Code of Ethics as a member of the COPAA committee. She is the parent of children with disabilities, live with disabilities herself and is a passionate bilingual and bicultural special education advocate.