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Sonja identifies as Latiné, disabled, queer, intersex, trans* and polyamorous. They have been involved in environmental and social justice programs since their teens and are eager to continue this important work at Ä¢¹½Ó°Òô Boulder and beyond.Ìý Sonja comes to The Center from Bozeman, MT, where they taught LGBTQ+ studies and ran diversity trainings for universities, health care facilities and K-12 schools. They have degrees in astrophysics, English and scrapbooking (yes, really), which lends them a unique perspective on undergraduate and graduate scholarship and student life. They continue to present LGBTQ+ focused work at conferences around the U.S. Their academic focus is on collective grief and radical hope in activist movements and in the LGBTQ+ community.Ìý