Melany Benitez Turcios is Sophomore at Knox College, majoring in Business and is from Houston, Texas. At Knox Melany enjoys volunteering around Galesburg and is part of the Union Board, and a member of Pi Beta Phi. This summer, she plans to head to the border with a group of Knox students to do some asylum work regarding humanitarian aid and translations.
Luvina Vilapriño Aguirre is a Freshman at Knox College double majoring in Spanish and Neuroscience and is from Mendoza, Argentina. Here at Knox she enjoys being part of Union Board and dancing along with the Terpsichore Dance Collective.
Sarah Nathan is a Senior at Knox College, majoring in Anthropology and Sociology with minors in Spanish and Environmental Studies. She spent time advocating for children’s healthcare in the village of Santa Cruz in Chimborazo, Ecuador during the summer of 2018. After graduation, Sarah will continue her work in marketing and communications for a software company that streamlines the process for medical students to become doctors, and enhances equitability in medicine across the country.
Valeria Aguilar is a junior at Knox College, majoring in Psychology with minors in Spanish Translation + Interpretation and Creative Writing. She enjoyed helping the Galesburg school district with their Spanish speaking families. At Knox she is MEChA’s VP, a Latine activist organization.
Xiomara Segovia is Senior at Knox College, Majoring Business management with a minor in early elementary education. She is form Dallas Texas. At Knox she is MEChA’s Treasurer, a Latine activist organization. She enjoys reading books and helping people. Since high school she has worked with non profit organization, to help children. She enjoys learning about law and ways to help people.
Claire Kallestad is a senior at Knox College, majoring in Psychology with a Spanish minor, and is from Des Moines, Iowa. She is part of Psych Club and Catan Club, and is interested in clinical and counseling psychology.
Robin Ragan has been professor of Spanish at Knox College since 2000. She is a certified medical interpreter and teaches the courses Spanish for Healthcare and Medical Interpreting, among others.In addition, during Fall 2022 she volunteered on an investigation into a labor trafficking case related to migrant farmworkers in Minnesota. This experience led her to want to dig deeper into the conditions of migrant farm workers in the Midwest.
Jen Andrella is the Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow in Digital Humanities at Knox College where she specializes in digital curriculum and lesson plan development. Her DH interests include data and narrative mapping, text analysis, data visualizations, and digital history.