Fifth World Conference on Transformative Education (WCTE)
Coquimbo, Chile
October 7-9, 2026
Meet the Conveners
The following people serve as Conveners for the 4th WCTE.
Michael T. Ndemanu, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Education
Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana, USA
mtndemanu@bsu.edu
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
Tom J. McConnell, Ph.D
Professor of Science Education,
Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana, USA
tjmcconnell@bsu.edu
Justo Méndez Arámburu, Dr.H.C.
Co-Founder of Nuestra Escuela Puerto Rico
Founder of VAMOS Puerto Rico
justo@nuestraescuela.org
Winnie Mucherah, Ph.D.
Professor of Educational Psychology
Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana, USA
wmucherah@bsu.edu
Desiree Hamman-Fisher, Ph.D.
Senior Lecturer
Department of Industrial Psychology
University of the Western Cape, South Africa
dahamman-fisher@uwc.ac.za
Regina J. Giraldo-Garcia, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Research Methods
Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana, USA
rjgiraldogar@bsu.edu
Dra. Silvia López de Maturana Luna
Docente Escuela de Educaión
Universidad Católica del Norte, Chile
silvialml@gmail.com
Dr. Carols Calvo Muñoz
Docente Escuela de Educación
Universidad Católica del Norte, Chile
carlosmcalvom@gmail.com
Dra. Paulina Veas García
Directora Escuela de Educación
Universidad Católica del Norte, Chile
paulina.veas@ucn.cl
Mag. Carola Cerpa Reyes
Secretaría de Investigación
Escuela de Educación
Universidad Católica del Norte, Chile
ccerpa@ucn.cl