Kaleb Germinaro (he/him) is a black-biracial, born and raised in
Phoenix,
AZ and has come to Seattle by way of Philadelphia where he went
to
the
University of Pennsylvania to play football. Kaleb is a lover of
dogs,
plants/animals and photography. Currently, his work meets at the
intersection of Identity, Learning and Healing as he aims to
design
learning environments that foster belonging and promote healing
from
trauma. Current projects focus on building storytelling spaces
with
young student-athletes to navigate situations of race, identity
and
racism; another project focuses on learning how to build coping
skills
and lastly a project focuses on places of belonging in
community-educational spaces.
Kayla (she/her) is a second-generation Asian American immigrant
who
grew
up on Ramaytush Ohlone lands (aka San Francisco). She is
interested
in
cross-racial solidarity building as a move towards collective
liberation. More specifically, she’s thinking about
self-reflexivity
in
Asian American communities in terms of disrupting anti-Blackness
and
settler colonialism. Her future plans include lecturing in her
hometown
and developing workshops in the community learning spaces she’s
a
part
of. Aside from being a student, Kayla enjoys planning and
hosting
get-togethers with friends!
Jessica (she/her) is a first-generation Xicana college student
from
Oxnard, California and is a current doctoral student in the
School
of
Social Work at the University of Washington. Jessica’s research
aims
to
highlight culturally sustaining mental health practices and
approaches
for Black, Brown and Indigenous Youth.
Shaneé A. Washington is a former middle school teacher and
current
Assistant Professor of Justice and Equity in Education at the
University
of Washington. Her teaching and research center the scholarship,
histories, cultures, educational experiences, and justice
agendas of
Black, Indigenous, and other historically and contemporarily
minoritized
peoples. Her research explores Indigenous and Black families’
and
communities’ engagement, self-determination and advocacy in the
education of their children.