¡Hola a todas y todos!
Introducing the Vamos a Leer team members for the 2017-2018 school year! If you’ve been following the blog for a while, you might recognize some of us, as we are all blog returnees. We are excited to continue sharing knowledge with and learning from all of you.
Hasta pronto,
Kalyn
Katrina Dillon, Blogger-in-Chief
I am an education consultant with k-12 outreach at the Latin American and Iberian Institute at the University of New Mexico. I recently finished my PhD in Language, Literacy and Sociocultural Studies and am now back in the elementary school classroom. I also have experience teaching at the preschool, middle school, and university levels.
Keira Philipp-Schnurer, Blog Manager
I oversee the community education (outreach) programs at the Latin American and Iberian Institute at the University of New Mexico, which means I work with fantastic community and campus partners to plan cultural events, academic symposia, and teacher workshops, among other activities. Most days are a whirlwind and I wouldn’t have it any other way!
Kalyn Finnell, Blogger
I am a dual degree Master’s student at the University of New Mexico, studying Latin American Studies and Community & Regional Planning. As part of my Master’s thesis I am currently working with a community in Cusco, Peru, where I have spent time living and studying the Quechua language. When I’m not blogging or studying, I’m working as the President of the Student Organization for Latin American Studies (SOLAS) at UNM. I am excited to be engaged in the k-12 community, and to help support the teaching of Latin America in the classroom.
Alin Yuriko Badillo Carrillo, Blogger
I am a second year Master’s Student in the Latin American Studies program at the University of New Mexico. I am the Vice President of the Student Organization for Latin American Studies (SOLAS) at UNM, amd I work with k-12 outreach programs at the UNM Latin American & Iberian Institute, where I get to contribute to bringing a different perception to this blog. I am a first in my family to graduate from high school, college, and now as a Master’s student. I am very excited to share my perspectives and I look forward to hear your thoughts.
Valeria García, Contributor
¡Hola y mucho gusto a todos! I am a fourth year Master’s student in Latin American Studies at the University of New Mexico, and I am a third year law student at UNM as well. I work mainly with translating K-12 curriculum materials for Vamos a Leer, as well as collaborating with other initiatives that the Latin American and Iberian Institute takes on with k-12 programs. My focuses for my Masters is on human rights discourse and domestic violence/child abuse in Latin America, and I hope to practice criminal defense for indigent communities in New Mexico. I’m very excited to contribute to this amazing blog!
Jacob Sandler, Contributor
I research Isthmus Zapotec poetry and other cultural products from the Isthmus of Tehuantepec region in southern Mexico. Currently I am studying Anthropology and Economics through the Latin American & Iberian Institute at the University of New Mexico. I grew up in Trenton, NJ and Philly.
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