Speakers

Malú Machuca Rose, MA
Malú Machuca Rose, MA
Trainer
Malú Machuca Rose (they/elle) is a transfeminist scholar, organizer and cultural worker from Lima, Perú. They bring activism and teaching together with caring facilitation and a fierce, intersectional feminist pedagogy. Malú is a PhD student in the Department of Performance Studies and a Mellon Fellow in Gender and Sexuality Studies at Northwestern University. Their research focuses on queer of color critique, particularly around questions of trans and queer death and survival, desire, nightlife, sex and risk, decoloniality, feminism, critical theory, performance, visual culture and healing justice. Malú earned their BA in Sociology from Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perútheir and their MA in Gender and Women’s Studies from the University of Wisconsin – Madison.

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David Shlasko, M.Ed.
David Shlasko, M.Ed.
Director, Think Again Training & Consulting
Davey Shlasko (all pronouns) is the founder and director of Think Again Training & Consulting. For over two decades, Davey has cultivated a practice of facilitating adult learning that supports organizational and systemic change for social justice. Davey’s work has supported schools, universities, healthcare and human service providers, advocacy organizations, and businesses to integrate principles and practices of social justice into their planning and everyday action. Davey has an M.Ed. in Social Justice Education from UMass-Amherst, and teaches as an Adjunct Associate Professor in social theory and trans studies at Smith College School for Social Work.

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Nick Thuot, MS
Nick Thuot, MS
Trainer
Nick Thuot (they/them) is a white and trans educator committed to dismantling systems of oppression and helping others enact liberation every day. Their day job involves administratively supporting attorneys and law students as they provide legal resources to people who are incarcerated while also finding ways to subvert the prison system in Wisconsin. Previously, Nick spent five years working in university residence life programs trying to carve space for student's humanity. Their strongest facilitation skill is using joy and laughter as a tool to deepen the possibilities generated by participants.

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Romina Pacheco-Orelus, PhD
Romina Pacheco-Orelus, PhD
Trainer
Romina Pacheco (she/ella) is the Director of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging at the Windward School. She is an educator who facilitates learning on issues of equity and social justice with professionals, students, and community members of all ages. She brings decades of experience in educational leadership including serving as an internal and external DEIB expert in K-12, higher ed and nonprofit settings. In her consulting work, Romina brings her personal experiences as an Afro-Latina immigrant, a parent, and a community organizer to help diverse teams build trust, belonging, and equity. Romina has a Ph.D. from New Mexico State University in Curriculum & Instruction and Women’s Studies, and an M.Ed. in Social Justice Education from UMass-Amherst.

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