Teresa Carbajal Grado, M.A.

Born in Mexico and raised on the Texas border, Teresa grew up in a bicultural, bilingual environment straddling two challenging worlds. She has dedicated her professional career as a culturist Spanish linguist, fostering bilingual communication and community outreach & engagement in the areas of nonprofits, education, and literature, and founder of a cultural community hub at Sententia Vera Cultural Hub. Her career and advocacy work have provided opportunities to engage and share the multicultural experience with others, initiating a genuine interest and awareness in cultures and the Other. She is an active community volunteer, as a board trustee of several local nonprofits, currently serving as Past President of the League of Women Voters of Hays County.