The Mesoamerican, Indigenous, and Caribbean Cultures Initiative (MICCI) invites you to join its inaugural panel and roundtable discussion on why it is indispensable, timely and, indeed, urgent for us to center and amplify the presence, voices and knowledges of Mesoamerican, Indigenous and Caribbean peoples across university spaces today.Â
The panel will feature:
• Jaime Arredondo, Part-time Assistant Professor, Parsons School of Design, and Independent Artist
• Abigail Perez Aguilera, Part-time Faculty in Global Studies
• Leonardo Figueroa Helland, Chair and Associate Professor of Environmental Policy and Sustainability Management
• Dr. Mindahi Bastida, General Coordinator of The Fountain, former Director of the Original Caretakers Program, Center for Earth Ethics
We hope you can join us!Â
Image:Â Revolutionary with Skull Head and knife, Jose Guadalupe Posada, 1918, Mexico City
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Anna Cho is a community leader, innovator, and knowledge management specialist. She is passionate about empowering managers and leaders to help organizations be more agile and effective through her work at the Center for Public Research and Leadership (CPRL) at Columbia Law School, where she is the Manager of Operations and Administrative Services. Prior to CPRL, she worked at the University of Southern California (USC) Viterbi Graduate School of Engineering in the field of admissions, academic affairs, student affairs, project management, and mobile app development. Currently, she is pursuing a Doctorate of Education in Adult Learning and Organizational Leadership at Teachers College (TC), Columbia University where she is researching the innovative use of technology in adult learning.
Michael Cusack is a civic leader, labor organizer, and climate justice activist. He is passionate about workers’ rights, public education, and healthcare, having organized with the California Federation of Teachers (CFT) and United Healthcare Workers (SEIU-UHW). He is pursuing a Masters of Education in Adult Learning and Organizational Leadership at Teachers College (TC), Columbia University where he is researching democratic governance, leadership structures, and public policy. Through Community Impact at Columbia University, he works as a literacy education team coordinator, teacher trainer, curriculum designer, and TASC (high school equivalency) instructor for the culinary workforce development program for the community in Morningside Heights and Harlem.
Zahra Ahmed is a facilitative leader, social justice advocate, and multidisciplinary artist. She is passionate about cultivating professional learning communities and has experience working in various higher education, PK-12 school, museum, and community settings. Currently, she is pursuing a Doctorate of Education in Adult Learning and Organizational Leadership at Teachers College (TC), Columbia University. She is interested in researching topics of race, equity, diversity, and inclusion in professional development and how we can effectively engage people to have courageous conversations in these areas. As part of her professional practice, she works with teacher education initiatives at both Hunter College of the City of New York (CUNY) and at New York University (NYU).