Third World Conference on Transformative Education (WCTE)
UPR San Piedras
“Transformative Education in the Americas”
University of Puerto Rico – Rio Piedras
San Juan, Puerto Rico
April 4-6, 2024
Meet the Conveners
CONVENERS
The following people serve as Conveners for the 3rd WCTE.
Serafin M. Coronel-Molina, Ph.D.
Indiana University Bicentennial Professor
Professor of Literacy, Culture, and Language Education
Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, USA
scoronel@indiana.edu
Justo Méndez Arámburu, Dr.H.C.
Co-Founder of Nuestra Escuela Puerto Rico
Founder of VAMOS Puerto Rico
justo@nuestraescuela.org
Michael T. Ndemanu, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Education
Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana, USA
mtndemanu@bsu.edu
Ana Yris Gusmán Torres
Co-Founder and Executive President of
Nuestra Escuela Puerto Rico
anayris@nuestraescuela.org
Tom J. McConnell, Ph.D
Professor of Science Education,
Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana, USA
tjmcconnell@bsu.edu
Juanita Rodríguez, Ed.D.
Specialist in Special/Deaf Education
University of Puerto Rico, School of Education
President, Nuestra Escuela Board of Directors
Palmira N. Ríos, Ph.D.
Retired Academic Researcher
Graduate School of Public Adminstration
University of Puerto Rico
palmira.rios@upr.edu
Carlos Severino Valdez, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Geography
University of Puerto Rico
cseverino.valdez@upr.edu
cseverino.valdez@icloud.com
Sandra Cruz García
General Coordinator, VAMOS Puerto Rico
sandra@vamospr.org