Dr. Michelle Ramos brings a diversity of experience to her role as Executive Director of Alternate ROOTS and founder of Ramos Coaching. Ramos applies critical race theory and lived experiences to disrupt long standing white supremacist structures and systems. Her work focuses on shifting power to black, brown people through pushing boundaries, challenging the status quo and reflecting values of equity and justice in her day to day practice. Before leading Alternate ROOTS, she worked as managing director for the Vera Institute of Justice New Orleans and program officer for the Women’s Foundation of California. She serves on the boards of Dance/USA and Performing Arts Alliance.

A licensed attorney with a Ph.D. in cultural psychology, Ramos has significant organizing experience and has committed her career to serving communities and individuals adversely impacted by issues of race, gender, disability, class, socioeconomics, inequitable laws, and systemic oppression. She has consulted for over 20 years nationally and internationally.

She is the proud mother of Broadway choreographer Ellenore Scott. Since retiring from her own dance career, Ramos has continued to teach dance, has competed as an Ironman triathlete and now enjoys her Southern New Orleans lifestyle.

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The 25th program in the Community Voices series of talks - Dr. Tay Keong Tan

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Asheville, NC band Tellico stopped by WTJU on November 5, 2016 ahead of a Prism Coffeehouse concert. Here they perform "Forsaken Winds" off their 2015 debut album, Relics and Roses.

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