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“The job of the writer is to make revolution irresistible.” – Toni Cade Bambara
Reimagining Community Engagement: The Intersection of Creativity and Public-Facing Events
- Alexandra Cenatus
Alexandra Cenatus is a Ph.D. student at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, and also serves as the Director of Programs at Maryland Humanities, where she works to make the humanities accessible and engaging. Her doctoral research explores the intersection of Haiti's social transformation and its influence on Haitian foodways. Through her role at Maryland Humanities, Cenatus develops community-centered programming and promotes language accessibility through multifaceted approaches. In 2021, she collaborated with Margarita Vargas-Betancourt and Ivanna Moreno to develop the Haitian American Dream Timeline, a digital humanities initiative that chronicles the historical trajectory of Haitian immigration to the United States. Cenatus actively contributes her research and programming expertise to community initiatives through her service on the Maryland 250 Commission and her board positions with the Haitian Studies Association (HSA), WeaveTales, and the Washington State Coalition for Language Access (WASCLA).
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