Socially Just and Culturally Relevant Leadership: Drs. Maritza Torres and Jenni Batchelder

NASPA Leadership Podcast

In this episode we are discussing Latinx Leadership Development through the lens of the culturally relevant leadership learning model. This conversation will take place with Drs. Maritza Torres and Jenni Batchelder: Dra. Maritza Torres (she/her/hers/ella) is a Leadership and Talent Development Partner with AdventHealth. Previously, she was the Assistant Director of the LEADS Scholars Academy at UCF where Maritza taught, advised, and facilitated leadership learning and scholarship to undergraduate and graduate students. Maritza’s research centers on Latina undergraduate leader identity development, culturally relevant leadership learning, and identity-based leadership courses. Maritza is a co-author of Thinking to transform: Reflection in leadership learning and contributed to Changing the narrative: Socially just leadership education. Dra. Jennifer M. Batchelder (she/her/hers/ella) identifies as a Chicana Leadership Educator and is the ASMES Assistant Director for Transfer Pathways at the University of Arizona. She recently graduated with her Ph.D. in Higher Education from Florida State University. Her research involves studying generativity (a community focus on guiding the future of others) and leadership development for Latin* college students. While anticipating where her new degree and experience will take her, she continues to engage in research and scholarship in Tucson, Arizona.