M. Leonor Cadena, Ph.D.
Dr. Cadena teaches anthropology at Fullerton College. She was one of the founders of the Diversity and Inclusion Faculty Fellow. Dr. Cadena earned a master's degree and a doctorate in Cultural Studies (Media Studies) from Claremont Graduate University and a master's in Anthropology from CSU, Fullerton. For the past 20 years, her research focus has been indigenous rights movements, tourism, and media studies. In more recent years, her research has centered in issues of inequality in education, including the hidden curriculum, critical pedagogy, and challenging the existing opportunity gap. Currently, she is serving as Acting Director of Diversity & Compliance at NOCCCD, she is co-chair of Latino Faculty Staff Association & collaborates with Los Amigos Education Committee.
Almost twenty years of experience teaching anthropology at Fullerton College and Cultural Diversity Competence classes in the Human Services department at CSU, Fullerton. Other relevant training includes presenting at numerous conferences and trainings in issues of inclusivity, equity and social justice, most recently UCLA's Higher Educational Research Institute, Dr. Susan Shaw's Curriculum Transformation training, and Dr. Mikel Hogan's Four Skills of Cultural Diversity Humility.
Dr. Annette Letcher is an Assistant Professor in the English/Reading department at Cypress College. She has been teaching English/Reading in the community college system for eight years. Dr. Letcher also serves as a mentor and teaching faculty for the Cypress College Legacy program. This learning community provides a strong academic program, instructional resources, and motivational support that prepares African American students for transfer to four-year institutions. In 2014 she received her Doctorate in Educational Leadership from California State University, Fullerton. Her dissertation focused on African American faculty perceptions of organizational culture at community colleges. This research explored how organizational culture affects African American faculty perceptions and how these diverse perspectives may contribute to underrepresentation of African American faculty in higher education. Her research interests include issues of social justice, diversity, equity, and literacy.
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