Guest Speaker
Elaine Townsend Utin
Co-Founder and Executive Director of LatinxEd
- Proud Peruvian-American -
More About Elaine:
Before LatinxEd, Elaine earned her B.A. in Middle Grades Education at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as a first-generation college student and a Gates Millennium Scholar. She then worked in South Korea as an elementary teacher via a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship Award. She received her Master’s in Education from the Harvard Graduate School of Education, where she studied Technology, Innovation, and Education and was awarded the HGSE Intellectual Contribution/Faculty Tribute Award.
Additionally, Elaine was recognized on Forbes’s 30 Under 30: Education list for creating pathways to educational, professional, and civic engagement opportunities for new generations of Latinx leaders. Although raised in Waxhaw, NC, she currently lives in Durham, NC, with her husband and adorable toddler.
In this non-profit role, Elaine leads state-wide efforts to expand educational equity and opportunity for Latinx immigrant families in North Carolina. Her mission in advocating for the Latinx community, especially those facing financial and geographic limitations, originates from her experiences growing up in the rural US South as a 1.75-generation immigrant.
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