National Advisory Board

PAUL SCHADEWALD

Chair

Paul Schadewald is the Senior Project Manager for Bringing Theory to Practice. He has two decades of experience …more.

Milmon F. Harrison

Vice Chair

Dr. Milmon F. Harrison is Associate Vice Provost for Academic Programs in Undergraduate Education at UC Davis.  …more.

Sophia Krzys Acord

Board Member

Dr. Sophia Krzys Acord is a Senior Associate Consultant at ASK Associates. …more.

Mari Castañeda

Board Member

Mari Castañeda, professor of communication and associate dean for equity and inclusion in the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences.  …more.

Rebecca Castillo

Board Member

Rebecca Castillo is a graduate of Swarthmore College and the University of Southern California. She is currently a Special Projects Lead at the …more.

Lizzy Cooper Davis

Board Member

Dr. Lizzy Cooper Davis (She/They), Associate Professor and Graduate Program Director at Emerson College, is an artist and scholar …more.

Caroline Cheung

Board Member & PAGE Co-Director

Caroline Cheung is a PhD Candidate in English with a graduate certificate in Gender, Women’s, & Sexuality Studies at the University of Iowa. …more.

Frederick “Wood” Delahoussaye

Board Member

Educator, entertainer, emcee, and New Orleans native Frederick “Wood” Delahoussaye has propelled through the elements of artistry …more.

Liya Escalera

Board Member

Dr. Liya Escalera is Vice Provost for Academic Support Services at the University of Massachusetts, Boston. …more.

Denise Frazier

Board Member

Denise Frazier is an educator, musician, and interdisciplinary artist from Houston, who has lived and worked in New Orleans since 2002. …more.

Kayhan Irani

Board Member

Kayhan Irani is an Emmy-award winning writer, a cultural activist, and a Theater of the Oppressed trainer. …more.

Carlos Francisco Jackson

Board Member

Carlos Francisco Jackson is dean of the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design. He is also a tenured professor of art and design at the …more.

Fred Knight

Board Member

Frederick Knight is an associate professor of history and director of the Institute for Research, Civic Engagement and Policy …more.

Darby Ray

Board Member

Darby Ray is the Donald W. and Ann M. Harward Professor of Civic Engagement at Bates College in Lewiston, Maine, where she also …more.

Robyn Rodriguez

Board Member

Dr. Robyn Magalit Rodriguez is currently professor and chair of Asian American Studies at the University of California, Davis.  …more.

Winoka Yepa

Board Member

Winoka Yepa (she/her/asdzaan), is Diné originally from Shiprock, New Mexico, which is located on the Navajo Nation, also known as Dinétah. …more.

Sylvia C. Spears

Board Member

Dr. Sylvia Spears (She/Her/Hers) is currently serving as Provost & Vice President for Lifelong at College Unbound in Providence, …more.

Carol Zou

Board Member

Carol Zou is an artist, writer, educator, and cultural organizer who has worked for over a decade on the relationship between arts, culture, community, and activism. …more.