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Beyond Incarceration

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Borderlands Cultures

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Civic Engagement

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Evolving Higher Education

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Expanding Public Knowledge

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Monuments and Memory

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Multivocality

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Power of the Word

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Public Places‚ Public Stories

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Puerto Rico and Its Diaspora

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University Everywhere

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We are a multidisciplinary organization powered by the deep expertise, curiosity, and commitment of the people who work here.

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President

Elizabeth Alexander

The arts, culture, and humanities are liberatory forces that are a means to empowerment and enlightenment.

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Sheree Carter-Galvan 

Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary

Sheree Carter-Galvan

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Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer

Julie B. Ehrlich

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Program Director

Phillip Brian Harper

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Emil J. Kang

Chief Human Resources Officer

Annette J. Phillips

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Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

Sepi Sepasi

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Executive Vice President for Programs

Carter Stewart

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Chief Investment Officer

Scott Taylor

Research Associate

Ramy Abbady 

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Archivist

Mohamed Haian Abdirahman

Grants Administrator

Samia Abedin

Charles Aikhoje 

Manager, IT Infrastructure and Operations

Charles Aikhoje

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Senior Executive Assistant

Lily Alvarado

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Human Resources Generalist

Nnamudi Amobi

Grants Manager

Anthony Anastasio

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Senior Events Manager

Ianna Angelo

Legal and HR Administrator

Kerrian Arthur 

Kristina Auten 

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Senior Investment Analyst

Makayla Baker

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Integrated Content Manager

Anthony Balas

Niti Baldwin 

Director of Budget and Financial Planning

Niti Baldwin

Program Associate

Susie Bannon

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Mary Bates

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Director of Media and Public Relations

Tonya Bell