Educator
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Robin DeLuca-Acconi
Robin DeLuca-Acconi, Ph.D., LCSW, is currently the assistant dean for student services in the School of Social Welfare at Stony Brook University. She is adapting Speak Truth to Power for undergraduate social work education, teaching students to use a human rights-based approach to social work practice that incorporates the stories of the defenders. Her research…
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Dr. Joanne Marien
Dr. Joanne Marien has played a long-standing role in promoting human rights education in K-12 schools. As a career educator, curriculum development specialist, and most recently, superintendent of schools, she has led groundbreaking initiatives that center human rights awareness and social action as the focal points of district-wide curricula. Marien holds three advanced degrees, including…
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Estella Owoimaha-Church
Estella Owoimaha-Church was recently named a Varkey Foundation Global Teacher Prize Finalist (2017) and has since begun to work on a global stage. She holds an M.A. in education from Loyola Marymount University and a B.A. in African-American studies from California State University, Northridge. Owoimaha-Church teaches theater in Los Angeles, helping youth to employ performing…
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Catherine Hammons
Catherine Hammons is a middle school social studies teacher at Lausanne Collegiate School, the only PK3-12th grade International Baccalaureate World School in Tennessee. After graduating from the University of Memphis with a degree in anthropology, she began presenting at international conferences on global education, interdisciplinary teaching strategies, and human rights education. She also served on…
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Jill DiCuffa
Jill DiCuffa has been a public school teacher for over 20 years. Born and raised in Austin, Texas, she graduated from Texas A&M University in 1993 with a B.A. in history. Jill has taught a variety of social science classes, including local history, state history, U.S. history, and world cultures, at both the middle and…
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Richard C. Iannuzzi
Dick Iannuzzi served two full terms as a member of the RFK Human Rights Board of Directors and now serves as an RFK HR Trustee. He holds a B.S. in political science from Brooklyn College and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa upon graduation. Iannuzzi also holds an M.S. in political and social foundations of…
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Pamela Mary Schmidt
Pamela Mary Schmidt is an English special education teacher at Freeport High School in New York and one of the original curriculum writers for Speak Truth to Power. She holds an M.A. in special education from Dowling College and a B.A. in English education from LIU Post College. Schmidt is an ongoing participant in the…
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Chris Buckley
Chris Buckley has been involved with RFK Human Rights as a STTP lead educator for the past several years. He participated in one of the early Teacher Training Workshops held in D.C. and now liaises with teachers in Connecticut and New York. The STTP curriculum has been a great addition to his classroom, and he…
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Michelle Haddix
Michelle Haddix is an American history teacher at Indianapolis Classical Schools in Indiana and has led her school’s commitment to engaging in an urban community through the Speak Truth to Power curriculum. Since she began implementing the STTP curriculum into her classroom, Haddix has worked with her students to develop the school’s first Black Cultural…
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Prescott Seraydarian
Prescott Seraydarian is a film and media literacy teacher at George School in Newtown, PA, where he also serves as a dorm parent and ultimate frisbee coach. Prescott is also an award-winning filmmaker and author of the middle grade graphic novel series The Pathfinders Society published by Penguin. As a film and media teacher, and…
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Adam Leach, Ed.D.
Adam Leach, Ed.D., is currently a school counselor at Bangor High School in Maine. He has been an educator for 31 years, wearing the cap of history teacher, school counselor, soccer coach and union president during that time. He is excited to be a part of the Bangor-RFK Partnership that has brought opportunities for the…
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Meredith Baldi
Meredith Baldi is a history, politics, and media literacy teacher, as well as the service-learning coordinator at George School in Newtown, PA. She is also the faculty sponsor of the student Amnesty International club. Generally, in her work at George School, her focus is on helping students understand the world around them and working with…
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