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Christine Martell, MA (Education) Based in Portland, Oregon Title: Principal, VisualsSpeak Core Capabilities: Inspiring connections through images | Process artistry | Intercultural communication training | Throwing life lines to people who really need to discover new openings |
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Adriana Medina Lopez Portillo, PhD (Language, Literature and Culture) Based in Baltimore, Maryland Titles: Assistant Professor of Intercultural Communication and Spanish at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County • Associate Faculty at the Summer Institute of Intercultural Communication Recent Projects: • Director of Training Initiatives at The Scholar Ship • Conflict management and communications styles workshops for Institute of International Education (IIE) Core Capabilities: Intercultural and diversity trainer | International education program development | Mindfulness and self awareness | Conflict styles |
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Brea Robinson Based in Baltimore, Maryland Recent Projects: • Outward Bound instructor • Trainer of Volunteers for Special Olympics Core Capabilities: Creating personalized experiences and accommodations for people with special needs | Outdoor and adventure education | Turning challenges into triumph |
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Alex Schein Based in Rosendale, New York Title: Musician, Poet, Youth Educator Recent Projects: • Producing music albums and videos • Collaboration with Hip-Hop B-Boys and Dakota/Lakota Sioux Fancy Dance Core Capabilities: Spoken word and the power of language | Creativity and the industrial culture | Music and self-discovery | Utilizing the arts as a tool for renewal |
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Jeff Smithson Based in Mansfield Center, Connecticut Recent Projects: • Corporate communications coaching with Performance of a Lifetime • Making a difference in the lives of children with Big Apple Circus Clown Care Program and NY Goofs Core Capabilities: Communications training for health care professionals | Empowering youth through art and activities in hospitals | Improvisational games for teambuilding | Adapting for success in the moment | Physicality workshops: learning through moving, moving through life |
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Jessica Tudos, M.Ed (Experiential Education) |
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Greg Walker, MA Candidate (Intercultural Relations) |
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Amer Ahmed, MA (Anthropology and Black Studies) Based in Ann Arbor, Michigan Titles: Associate Director of Multi-Ethnic Student Affairs, University of Michigan • Co-Chair of the Board of Directors for Hip Hop Congress Core Capabilities: Race, ethnicity and privilege | Muslim American culture | Intercultural social justice | Hip Hop interculturalism | Art and activism |
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Cherine Badawi, MA (Public Administration and Peace and Conflict Studies) Based in San Francisco, California Title: Curriculum and Training Director for The Mosaic Project Recent Projects • Experiential education specialist, interculturalist and community builder on The Scholar Ship • Developed handbook on diversity and intercultural education for International Bureau of Education-UNESCO • Senior trainer for Challenge Day Core Capabilities: Experiential domestic diversity training | Theatre of the Oppressed | Rhythm and music as teambuilding | Authentic purposeful exchange |
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Antimo Cimino, MA (Intercultural Relations) Based in Manchester, UK Title: Project Manager, Oliver Wyman (Global Management Consulting Firm) Core Capabilities: Italian culture | Intercultural competence and awareness | Global corporate leadership consulting | Discovery of assumptions through photography | Exploring commonality and difference with culinary arts |
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Julie Clemons, MA candidate (Education) Based in Canaan, New Hampshire Title: Adventure Educator Recent Projects: • Assistant Director of Outdoor Programs, Dartmouth College • Teaching English to Russian students in Bulgaria Core Capabilities: Adventure education through the mediums of wilderness, ropes course, and agriculture |
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Anna Darrah Based in Santa Fe, New Mexico Titles: Writer, Director, Producer • Director of Acquisitions, Spiritual Cinema Circle Recent projects: • Produced 3 documentaries (2 of which aired on the Sundance Channel) • Wrote, directed and produced The Matter of Magic • Panelist and author of a chapter in book about how to make short films Core Capabilities: Develop and present inspirational content for living a more awakened and fulfilling life, with examples from popular films |
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Molly Howitt MA (Art and Teaching) |
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Jackie M Based in Santa Fe, New Mexico Title: Director of Education and Public Programs, Georgia O’Keeffe Museum • Board Chair, Creative Santa Fe • Co-chair of the Southwest Regional Alliance of ArtTable Recent Projects: • UNESCO’s Creative Cities host • New Mexico Advisory Council for the Institute of Arts in Education Core Capabilities: Museum education | Gender-based arts programming for empowerment |
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Maroghini Based in Kingston, Jamaica Title: Master Drummer • Lecturer in the Percussion faculty at Edna Manley College of Visual and Performing Arts Core Capabilities: Afro- and Indo- Jamaican Spiritual Drumming | Jamaican Culture | Drumming in rituals and for psychic healing |























