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Faculty & Staff
For the past several years I have divided my time between teaching at the university and working in community based organizations. I have also had the pleasure of working with numerous organizations from south pole bound scientists to large corporations to assist them with systems issues and team performance. My biggest joy however is teaching and seeking ways to bring my background in community service management and outdoor experiential education into the classroom.
My qualifications include a Master's Degree in Counseling Psychology and Counselor Education from CU- Denver with an emphasis in college student personnel (1996). As a member of this program I was instructed and trained in the broad interdisciplinary field of leadership pedagogy. Furthermore, I am designated by the State of Colorado as a Licensed Professional Counselor (License # 3053). In this capacity I am recognized for my knowledge acquisition, practice of, and expertise in assisting individuals in their exploration of self and others; relationship and team building; clarification of ethics, morals and values; and the integration and wellbeing of mind, body and soul – all key components in the development of today's leaders. I am an avid downhill skier that enjoys traveling with my partner of 15 years. Although somewhat shy during initial encounters, I am quite receptive and invite you all to seek me out for assistance on your journey to becoming the outstanding leaders you will be in the 21st Century. I commend you for selecting to participate in the Leadership Residential Academic Program.
I assist students with course registration, advise students working towards the Certificate in the Study and Practice of Leadership, and assist staff as needed in fulfilling the operations of the program office. My involvement in the Boulder community includes voluntering with the Boulder Reads literacy program as well as working as a volunteer naturalist with the Boulder County Parks Dept. Some personal activities I enjoy include being a granny, organic flower and vegetable gardening, hiking, cross country skiing and exploring the canyons of Utah.
I view my work, both personally and professionally, as a continuation of social justice work that remains incomplete in our country and now extends to the entire globe through neo-liberal economic policies, known as globalization. I am especially interested in how we can talk across the differences that seem to divide us both locally and globally. My own intellectual interests, though most at home in philosophy, are inter-disciplinary and reflect work in economics, welfare and labor history, critical race theory, masculinity studies, and third world feminism.
I have fifteen years experience in the field of leadership development. As president of Hands On Resources, LLC, a training and experiential development firm located in Boulder, CO, I have focused on developing teams and leaders through interactive workshops and interventions. We have worked with the University of Colorado students including the CU MBA program and other campus leadership programs for many years. In addition to my work with Hands On, I am a performance consultant for a large telecom company and have the opportunity to work with executive leadership teams to foster strong organizational cultures for sustained business growth. My leadership passion revolves around servant leadership, or leadership in the service of others. Each year I travel to El Salvador to volunteer on an “eye campaign” which helps rural El Salvadorans receive proper eye care. This experience has been both rewarding and humbling. I have a B.S. in Environmental Management and an M.S.M. in Organizational Leadership.
I teach the American Political System and the American Presidency classes for the Leadership RAP at Williams Village. I also teach other political science courses on campus at CU-Boulder, including U.S. Campaigns and Elections and State Government. I received a PhD in political science, with a focus on American politics, from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2006. This is my second year at CU, and my fifth year teaching at the university level. My research covers a variety of areas, including the role of the mass media in the political process, presidential leadership on policy issues, and racial and ethnic minority participation in the political process. I am originally from Ohio, and resided in Wisconsin, Washington and Minnesota before settling in Boulder two years ago.
I am an experiential educator with more than 20 years of experience working internationally with different groups and organizations. I was born in Argentina but moved to Brazil in 1995 where I worked as executive director of a non-governmental organization. In Brazil I also worked as senior consultant and facilitator of Dinsmore Associates, pioneer of experiential education in South America.
I teach in the Department of Ethnic Studies, the Ethnic Living and Learning Community, and am affiliated with the Center for Studies of Ethnicity and Race in the Americas at CU-Boulder. My research and teaching focus on immigration, globalization, Asian American studies, U.S. hegemony, and theories of race, ethnicity, gender, and nationalism. I am also the Academic and Program Coordinator at the Center for Multicultural Affairs on campus.
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