Soraya Latiff (she/her/hers) is the Assistant Director ofÌýPublic Achievement and the Communications Manager ofÌýÂ鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØEngage, the Center for Community Based Research and Learning.ÌýShe is a first-generation graduate with herÌýB.A. in International Affairs and Global Environmental Affairs from Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder in 2017. She is currently pursuing an MPA at Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØDenver.ÌýThis is her 6th year with Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder PA. She was a coach and a teaching assistant as a student at CU.ÌýIn theÌýpast,Ìýshe has worked for PA as an Americorps National and Community Service Member serving as the Program Coordinator for Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØPublic Achievement.
She is from Trinidad and Tobago where she lived for 11 years, has taught in Costa Rica, and studied in Tanzania. She is passionate about learning from cultures beyond her own, about the inherent resilience of historically marginalized communities, and working towards justice and equity in all that she does. Soraya is a believer in storytelling, empathy, and that we all have the capacity for change-making.ÌýIn her time outside of Public Achievement, Soraya creates handmade clay jewelry and runs a small business, writes,Ìýteaches yoga asana, dances, and always has a podcast or an audiobook going, and finds new ways to extend grace to herself and others.Ìý
Soraya Latiff