About Us
Due to the lack of representation of indigenous peoples in the mainstream media in Guatemala, a group of graduate students at The George Washington University created this toolkit to outline the reality of Guatemalan media systems and spark conversations for why and how to include indigenous voices.
Representation in the media is a powerful method of empowering marginalized communities. Indigenous communities in Latin America are among the most marginalized, underrepresented, and neglected groups in politics and media.
The Guatemalan Indigenous Inclusion in Media Toolkit serves to provide a baseline understanding of Guatemala, the challenges of indigenous inclusion in the media landscape, and resources to guide teams in the region on inclusion.
Halea is a GW Presidential Fellow and obtained her B.A. from GW as a double major in International Affairs and Spanish and Latin American Languages, Literatures, and Cultures. Halea has worked to gain a heterogeneous education centered on the pursuit of diplomatic, political, and legal justice on a global platform to maximize her future impact.
Driven by curiosity, community, and justice she seeks the betterment of the global community via the promotion of environments that celebrate, value, and respect the voices of the many. Halea currency serves as the Strategic Outreach & Engagement Coordinator at Sustainable GW.
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Saiansha is a Global Initiatives Fellow and graduated summa cum laude from Boston University with her B.Sc in Communication. She wishes to apply her knowledge of public relations to international relations to communicate with audiences across countries and cultures to foster mutual understanding and consensus globally.
She has worked in international organizations, embassies, PR agencies and corporate settings. She hopes to travel the world and one day, usher in the New Year from every timezone at least once. Saiansha is currently an Academic Success Coach - Graduate Assistant at the George Washington School of Business.
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Alex graduated with a bachelor of arts in Mass Communication and a bachelor of arts in Spanish Language and Literature from Louisiana State University. He has worked as a translator and interpreter, both in the United States and in Guatemala. He spent a significant portion of his undergraduate career studying linguistics before deciding to pursue something larger.
He moved to Washington to be at the center of the international affairs scene in the U.S. He hopes to combine the knowledge gained from his academic career with his proclivity for foreign language to make a positive impact on the relationships between the U.S. and its neighbors to the south.
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Halea Kerr-Layton
Saiansha Panangipalli
Alex Yandell
M.A. Global Communication
M.A. Global Communication
M.A. International Affairs
Acknowledgements
Internews
Dr. Erica Cusi Wortham
Lynne Weil
Roberta Braga
Maria Fernanda Bozmoski
Gonzalo Gallegos
David Hodge
Chris Jones
Ambassador Jean Manes
Twila Tschan