james-valentín

Diana Vicezar

Frances Cannon

Estefania Puerta

Ceci Lewis

Monica Claro

Drea Castillo

Alex Escaja

Jordan Edelheit

Rajnii Eddins

Julia Alvarez

 Elsie Campbell

Susanne (Sue) Schmidt

Ceci Lewis

Frances Cannon

Nico Amador

OUR TEAM

Susanne (Sue) Schmidt

Lena Ashooh, Director 

Kelly Dolan, Board Member

​Kelly is the Program Coordinator of the Vermont Migrant Education Program. She has a master’s degree from UVM in Community Development and Applied Economics and is currently pursuing a second master's in Educational Leadership. She worked as the UVM's Peace Corps recruiter and served as a volunteer in Guatemala and Panama. She is a member of the Mi Vida, Mi Voz board and assisted in organizing the first annual event in 2019. She ensured migrant students from around Vermont were able to equitably participate in this event.

Ceci Lewis, Board Member

Cecelia “Ceci” Durazo Lewis has spent the past 25 years teaching writing at various levels in the Arizona public education system K-16. She earned her Ph.D. in Mexican American Studies from the University of Arizona. Through this program, Ceci has continued her passion by writing about women of Mexican heritage living in the borderlands of southeastern Arizona. Currently, Ceci teaches English at Cochise Community College. She continues to work with diverse teacher networks that include the Bread Loaf Teacher Network, Andover/Bread Loaf, the Navajo Nation, and the Santa Fe Indian School. Her passion is helping writers find their voices and share their experiences in writing.