Magie Ramírez, PhD
Co-Chair of LxG
Magie (she/her) is a Chicana mama from the San Francisco Bay Area and Assistant Professor of Geography at Simon Fraser University. My work explores how Black, Latinx and Indigenous peoples weave more-just futures in and beyond cities. I am honored to take on the role of Co-Chair with Madelaine, and look forward to continuing to grow our community as not only a professional network, but as a necessary space for Latinx scholars to collaborate and affirm one another. Otherwise, I spend my days collaborating in anti-colonial and anti-displacement work in Oakland, CA and Vancouver, BC, and parenting two small humans who teach me the joy in the details.
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Madelaine Cahuas
Co-Chair of LxG [2020-22]
Activity Director [2018-20]
Founding Member of LxG
Madelaine (she/her) is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Geography, Environment & Society at the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis and Co-Chair of the LxGSG. I explore Latinx urban politics, place-making and decolonial feminist activism in Toronto, Canada. I am thrilled to continue to be a part of LxGSG and work with a collective of dedicated people to create enriching spaces of mutual support, mentorship and community-building. I am the proud daughter of immigrant parents and mother to a hilarious and energetic toddler who shares my love for telling stories.
You can find me at @madelainecahuas on Twitter.
Yolanda González Valencia
Secretary-Treasurer of LxG [2020-22]
Activity Director [2018-20]
Founding Member of LxG
I am an Assistant Professor in Geography and Environmental Systems at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. As a Mexican immigrant and Feminist Human Geographer whose life has been intimately touched by global forces of displacement, issues of migration borders and race are fundamental in my work. As an active board member, I am excited to continue to co-create a space for us, for our community of Latinx students, faculty, activists, artists, etc.