CHAS Conference 2024 co-hosted by Bryn Mawr, Haverford, and Swarthmore Colleges

Event: CHAS Conference 2024 at Bryn Mawr, Haverford, and Swarthmore Colleges

  • Kelly Kirby, Ph.D. (she/her)

    Kelly Kirby, Ph.D. (she/her)

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    Kelly Kirby is a cultural anthropologist, filmmaker, and Associate Professor of Anthropology. Her research focuses on African fashion/apparel/textiles, Visual Anthropology/Film Studies, African Diasporas, and issues surrounding diversity, inclusion, equity, and accessibility. She recently co-produced a short documentary titled Ardmore: Seen and Unseen, which focuses on the history of the Black community in Ardmore, Pennsylvania, and…

  • Muneera Walker (she/her)

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    As a retired General Contractor and proud mother of two, Muneera Walker enjoys her time as a social activist, representing community members for fair and even treatment through her grassroots effort, Neighbors Helping Neighbors on the Main Line. She started the nonprofit in response to the threat of global pandemic; but continues the work to…

  • Emily Johnson (she/her)

    Emily Johnson (she/her)

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    Emily Johnson is the director of the Marilou Allen Office of Service & Community Collaboration at Haverford College, where she has worked since 2017. She works closely with students, faculty, staff, administrators, and community partners on local engagement and volunteering initiatives. Emily advises a student staff that programs co-curricular volunteer activities for the student body…

  • Juan M. Hernandez (he/him)

    Juan M. Hernandez (he/him)

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    Dr. Juan M. Hernandez is currently the outgoing Assistant Vice President for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Title IX at Goucher College. As of May 06, 2024, he will be the Vice President for Diversity, Equity, and Belonging at Curry College in Massachusetts. Dr. Hernandez received the prestigious Posse Foundation Leadership Scholarship, which allowed him to…

  • Harmony Morel, Ed.D. (she/her)

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    Dr. Harmony Morel is the Dean of Student Success at Oberlin College and Conservatory. As the Dean of Student Success, Harmony is responsible for supporting the college’s strategic goals by cultivating, strengthening, and oversight and leadership of the Center for Student Success which houses four functional areas including: first-generation/income eligible support; success coaching; learning enhancement…

  • Maria Reyes Pacheco (she/her)

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    Maria Reyes Pacheco ’24 is a Co-President of the Students’ Council at Haverford College. She is a past recipient of the Newman Civic Fellowship and is a current Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellow. In both her academic and extracurricular interests, Reyes Pacheco–who is majoring in sociology and concentrating in Latin American, Iberian, and Latinx studies–is focused…

  • Taylor Johnson (she/her)

    Taylor Johnson (she/her)

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    Taylor Johnson is a senior and current Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellow at Haverford College, majoring in Sociology and double-minoring in Anthropology and Africana Studies. Her research and community work focuses on Black advancement, celebrating Black culture, and cross-cultural analyses. She is the current co-manager of The Nest — the campus food pantry, and the Bi-Co…

  • Gabriel Angrand (he/him)

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    Gabriel is a Haitian pastor’s kid born in Massachusetts, raised in Ohio & now living in Philly. He’s been writing poetry since the 4th grade and uses this medium to wrestle with faith, spirituality, romance, and social issues. With 2 books and publication in Our Hope Remains, he hopes to continue using poetry and Open…

  • Rosemary Tourish (she/her)

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  • Akira Tanglao-Aguas (he/him)

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    I’m a first year intern with Organizing to Redefine “Asian” Activism (ORAA) at Swarthmore College and I’m thinking of majoring in sociology or anthropology. I was born in Ohio, but grew up in Williamsburg, Virginia. Every other summer I’d return home to the Philippines with my family. I’m Kampampangan, so please tell me about any…