I am wholeheartedly dedicated to a compassionate, socially just student-centered learning and education approach that transgresses beyond a "food and festival diversity" effort. Students deserve to be partners and active leaders in their education, using their cultural capital to become lifelong, independent, and joyful learners with a critical global lens. I have led workshops in advanced dialogue facilitation, intersectionality, and compassion in conversations about race and have completed mindfulness workshops. A steadfast, ethical, and empathetic approach to systemic change with a reflective examination of power and capital dynamics is essential to educational equity and genuine belonging.Self-care and community are also essential to sustaining this work, and I deeply value those who have guided me and continue to provide collective sustenance. If you're a fellow educational equity advocate or interested in this work, let's connect.