Presenters
Part of the CHMC Co-Leader Team, Creating a Healthier Multicultural Community
Yer Maggie Xiong is the Social Justice Director at the non-profit agency called Cia Siab Inc., and she was the former Multicultural Advocate at the non-profit agency New Horizons Shelter and Outreach Centers with the Domestic Abuse Reduction Team (D.A.R.T.). Yer received her Bachelor’s...
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Part of the CHMC Co-Leader Team, Creating a Healthier Multicultural Community
Patrick Lunney has lived in the Coulee Region for the last 30 years. He and his wife Lori have six children, are active members of La Crosse Area Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ), and volunteer at the First Teen Clothes Closet. Pat is the Faith Alive Storytelling Coordinator...
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Part of the CHMC Co-Leader Team, Creating a Healthier Multicultural Community
Darrell Ferguson is a Special Needs Paraprofessional in the Onalaska public school system. Darrell is also an actor for the Enduring Families Project. This Project uses reenactments of local African-American historical figures to portray their presence as part of La Crosse’s history...
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Part of the CHMC Co-Leader Team, Creating a Healthier Multicultural Community
Mary Nelson is a retired physician who has lived in the La Crosse community for over 35 years. She has been motivated to join forces with people who are trying to make a change in this community and the world in part by the reading of Waking Up White. These are her words:"I consider...
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2020 Waking Up White Regional Community Learning Collaborative, Creating a Healthier Multicultural Community
Thomas Harris is Assistant Director of the Office of Multicultural Student Services at UW-La Crosse.
Monday October 28, 2019 1:45pm - 2:35pm CDT
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