HACER
NEW ADDRESS!!!:
270 Appleby Hall
128 Pleasant Street SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Phone: 612-624-3326,
e-mail: contact@hacer-mn.org
Rodolfo Gutierrez
Executive Director
Rodolfo studied for a PhD in History, at the University of Minnesota and came to Minnesota to complete his studies with extensive professional experience in demography and Mexican migration. He holds a degree in History, from the Metropolitan Autonomous University in Mexico City and a master's in demography from El Colegio de Mexico. He has served as an adjunct professor at several institutions such as the Metropolitan Autonomous University, El Colegio de la Frontera Norte, and the Autonomous University of Baja California and most recently Rodolfo has taught history at the University of Minnesota. He brings a strong background in quantitative and qualitative research with an emphasis on the Mexican women's labor force, elderly populations, human rights and demographic change.
Contact Rodolfo GutierrezSilvia Alvarez
Graduate Research Assistant
Silvia Alvarez was born and raised in Guatemala. She has studied Anthropology, Education Policy Administration, and currently is pursuing a Doctoral Degree at the Department of Work and Human Resource Education, University of Minnesota. She has participated in several educational projects, doing research, evaluation and design, and verification of educational materials. Silvia has experience working with groups that are diverse in terms of culture and language.
As part of her professional experience she has conducted research in the areas of health, education, food security and human rights utilizing case studies, focus groups, surveys and base line studies. She had also led participatory research projects and has trained groups of researchers to do community needs assessment.
Silvia is an active member of her community and has led cross cultural discussion groups with international students at the University of Minnesota Commonwealth Terrace Coop CTC. She has worked at Jane Adams School for Democracy, interpreting and facilitating study groups with Hispanic population, and has taught Spanish at the University of Minnesota. She is a co-producer and announcer of two radio shows featuring music, cultural facts and traditions from Latin America. She is a recipient of the 2008 Tapestry Award because her contribution to create a thriving campus community.
Silvia is very interested in the development of culturally appropriate educational services that provide life skills to the Hispanic community.
Contact Silvia AlvarezCatalina Hotung
Research Associate
Catalina joins the HACER staff after participating at the organization in Fall 2007 as an Intern. Catalina has worked on a variety of projects, from office organization to information gathering and assisting with transcription. Currently, Catalina is responsible of different evaluation projects, partnering with community based organizations such as CLUES, Hennepin County, etc.
Contact Catalina Hotung