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Angel Atzi Garcia Guzman (She/Her)
coordinator - Pride Center/Lecturer
Angel Atzi Garcia Badillo oversees the Pride Center. A few identities that have molded her pedagogy when working alongside minoritized people is being a Reconnecting-Indigenous person, navigating most of her education as Undocumented, and being a Transgender Woman. It’s important to mention that she was born in a Latin American country but raised and socialized in East Los Angeles for the majority of her life. In terms of her education, she received a bachelor's degree from Cal State LA in Sociology with an Emphasis in Inequalities and Diversities and a minor in Child Development. Most recently, she attended the University of Southern California where she received a Master's degree in Educational Counseling.
She's worked alongside many historically marginalized communities (LGBTQIA+, BIPOC, Low-Income, Undocumented, people with Disabilities, and First-Generation students) and together they’ve tackled external issues that communities have internalized or dealt with. She's accomplished the work of dealing with trauma through therapy, other holistic forms of healing, mentoring, and programming. .
Her goal here as the Pride Center Coordinator is to create a safe space for LGBTQIA2S+ folks especially those with intersecting identities (BIPOC, Undocumented, people with Disabilities, etc) to live and speak their truth as they wish. She also hopes to build a support system that transcends beyond a room, center, and university. She plans on accomplishing this through equity minded practices and leading from a place of love. It takes a community to build or re-build something and the work starts within ourselves.
Educational Background
Master of Education – University of Southern California
Bachelor of Arts – California State University, Los Angeles
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