Events

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Xochitl is a Volunteer Coordinator at Foundation Communities

Foundation Communities is a local, homegrown nonprofit. We provide affordable, attractive homes and free on-site support services for thousands of families with kids, as well as veterans, seniors, and individuals with disabilities. We offer an innovative, proven model that empowers our residents and neighbors to achieve educational success, financial stability, and healthier lifestyles. We operate 31 apartment communities. – 28 in Austin and three more in North Texas.

https://traviscad.org/

Anjum Malik is an educator and social entrepreneur who creates practical pathways to education, work, and opportunity for those too often left behind. She is the Executive Director of the Global Impact Initiative, leading programs that have reached more than 190,000 students and professionals across 60+ countries, including refugee and immigrant youth rebuilding their lives in the U.S.

A former professor of Political Science, Anjum is known for turning big ideas—workforce readiness, STEM access, and social mobility—into programs that succeed in real-world, high-stakes environments. She has curated international convenings, spoken at global conferences, and participated in two panels at the United Nations.

Her work has earned honors including 100 Women Rising Beyond the Ceiling, finalist for the Exceptional Woman of Peace Award, and nominee for CNN Hero of the Year. At her core, Anjum believes lasting change starts with listening deeply and empowering people to thrive.

https://www.globalimpactinitiative.com/

Prospective member, Mark Pecina from Dignity Memorial will be our speaker.

ELVIA ROSALES ARRIOLA is a Latina, feminist critical legal theorist. She has a JD from UC Berkeley and an MA in American History from NYU. She is a former ACLU Karpatkin Fellow (1983-84) and Assistant Attorney General in the Civil Rights Bureau of the New York State Department of Law (1986-1990).

Arriola first became a law professor at the University of Texas at Austin where she taught civil rights, employment and family law and writing seminars on gender, sexuality and the law.  She is proud of a teaching project she conducted with her students in 1997-1998 as a response to the controversies surrounding the use of affirmative action in law school admissions. 

https://womenontheborder.org/author/elvia/

https://womenontheborder.org/2020/04/elvia-r-arriola-founder-and-director/

Amy Bawcom serves as the Senior Director of Leadership Giving for the ACC Foundation at Austin Community College, a position she has held since April 2021. Based in Georgetown, Texas, she leads fundraising initiatives, including the Career Scholars program, and helps manage the foundation's endowment and community partnerships.