Our Team

All of our team members are experienced HSI practitioners from all over the U.S.  This ensures that the practical examples we use and the topics we select for our courses are relevant to HSIs and emerging HSIs. 

Dr. MeLissA Salazar

ESCALA CEO

Espanola, New Mexico

Jasmine Nunley

Programs Analyst

Arcata, ​California

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DR. Maribel Jiménez

Curriculum Director

Seattle, Washington

Suzi Reyes 

Curriculum Designer &

Programs Operations Manager

Chicago, ​Illinois

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OUR KEY FACILITATORS

We feature practitioners of color in our facilitation, especially Latinx professionals who have lived experiences that mirror the students we are serving. Many of our facilitators have and continue to carry the extra burden of pushing forward equity work that is unpaid and unrecognized in their own institutions.

Dr. Paloma Vargas

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San Diego Mesa College

Dr. Margarita Otero-diaz

STEM Mini Course

Cal Poly Humboldt

Dr. jose cabrera

STEM Mini Course

San Jose City College

Dr. anthony Battistini

STEM Mini Course

Angelo State University