Speaking & Presentations

I speak and facilitate conversations at the intersection of education, equity, identity, belonging, workforce development, and institutional change. My presentations draw from my experience as an educator, higher education leader, grant practitioner, researcher, and community advocate.

My approach is grounded in humanizing practice and the belief that meaningful institutional change begins by listening closely to the experiences of students, educators, families, and communities.

Selected Presentations

Mental Imagery: Envisioning the Arts and STEM Within Our Own Intersecting Identities

College of San Mateo Flex Day | October 11, 2023
Co-presented with Mohsen Janatpour, Physics Faculty

An interdisciplinary conversation exploring identity, imagination, belonging, and the connections between the arts and STEM. The session invited participants to consider how our intersecting identities shape the ways we teach, learn, create, and understand our disciplines.

Liberatory Education in Practice: Lessons from the USF IME Program

University of San Francisco, International and Multicultural Education
Co-presented with Dr. Michiko Kealoha

A conversation about translating liberatory education from theory into practice. Drawing from our experiences in the International and Multicultural Education program, we explored how educators can center identity, relationships, critical reflection, and humanizing practices within educational institutions.

Advancing HSI Servingness with Dr. Gina Ann Garcia

College of San Mateo Flex Day | January 10, 2025

Planned and coordinated Dr. Gina Ann Garcia’s visit to College of San Mateo for a campus-wide keynote and workshop focused on Hispanic-Serving Institution identity, servingness, racial equity, and institutional transformation. The program engaged faculty, staff, and administrators in examining what it means to move beyond HSI designation toward intentional practices and structures that better serve Latinx students and other students of color.

Areas I Speak About

My current speaking and facilitation areas include:

• Hispanic-Serving Institutions and institutional servingness

• Humanizing education and leadership

• Racial literacy and educational equity

• Identity, belonging, and liberatory education

• Workforce development and equitable career pathways

• Grant-funded programs and sustaining work beyond the grant

• Community-centered program design

• Women, motherhood, leadership, and the academy

• AI, access, and educational equity

Speaking & Facilitation

I welcome opportunities to participate in keynotes, panels, workshops, professional development, facilitated conversations, and collaborative learning experiences with colleges, universities, schools, nonprofit organizations, and community partners.