CITL Staff
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Dr. Rebecca Hernandez
CITL Director Born in Joliet, Ill., a daughter of migrant farm workers, Dr. Hernandez has been working on Latino issues throughout her career, first as a school teacher then as a community program director and lately as a researcher. Recently, Dr. Hernandez was the director of community building for the Hacienda Community Development Corp. of Portland, Oregon. She also held faculty appointments at Oregon State University and at Oregon Health and Sciences University, School of Nursing, where she worked worked on developing community based programs to reduce health disparities among Latinos. Dr. Hernandez completed her doctoral work in human development and family studies at Oregon State University, and earlier earned a master's degree in public administration from Portland State University. |
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Dr. Robert Reyes
Research Director Dr. Reyes is originally from San Juan, Puerto Rico. Before coming to Goshen College, he taught for 11 years at Messiah College as associate professor of human development and family science where he also directed the Latino Partnership program. Dr. Reyes has been a research consultant on a number of regional and national initiatives including the the Administration of Children and Families Hispanic Healthy Marriage education initiative. He earned a master of divinity degree and a doctorate in marriage and family studies from Fuller Theological Seminary. |
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Dr. Ross Peterson-Veatch
Director of Curriculum, Teaching and Faculty Development Dr. Peterson-Veatch was most recently on the faculty of the Liberal Arts and Management Program (LAMP) at Indiana University (IU), and an instructional consultant at the Kelley School of Business at IU. He has taught Indiana folklore, Economics, and Spanish at IU and Earlham College. He completed master's and doctorate degrees in folklore from Indiana University, Bloomington. |
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Liliana Garcia
Enrollment Counselor Ms. Garcia was born in Mexico and raised in Northwest Indiana. Before coming to Goshen College, she served two years as a graduate supervisor in the Indiana University Residence Life Office. She has studied in Mexico, and earned her bachelor's and a master’s degree in student affairs administration with a concentration in counseling from IU. |
Leadership Team
Three other Goshen College faculty form, along with Dr. Stalter, the leadership team for the CITL:
Odelet Nance
Director, Multicultural Affairs |
Joe Liechty
Assoc. Prof. PJCS |
Bill Born
Vice President, Student Life |