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Advancing and Advocating for Social Justice & Equity

National Association for
Multicultural Education


States in Region 5: Arkansas, Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana,
Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas

Regional Director:
Sarah M. Straub
Associate Professor
Stephen F. Austin State University
Education Studies ECRC-Early Childhood Research Center201-H
Nacogdoches,TX 75962
Ph: (936)468-1723 
Email: straubsm@sfasu.edu

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CO-NAME Chapter
Co-Presidents
Jenna Martin
Regis University
Email: jmartin017regis@gmail.com

Albert Wiggins
Widefield School District
Email:  wigginsalbert@wsd3.org

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Kansas NAME Chapter
Chapter President
Lorie Cook-Benjamin
Teacher Education Program
Fort Hayes State University
Email:  llcookbenjamin@gmail.com,

Louisiana NAME Organizing Chapter
Chapter President
Gwen Duhon
E-mail: gduhon@mcneese.edu

Missouri NAME Chapter
Chapter President
Omiunota Ukpokodu
University of MO-Kansas City
309 School of Education, Teacher Education
5100 Rockhill Road
Kansas City MO 64110
Office: 816.235.2469
Email: ukpokodun@umkc.edu

Texas NAME Chapter
Texas NAME website
Lakia Scott.
Yale University
Assistant Provost for Faculty Development & Diversity;
New Haven, CT
Email: lakia.scott@yale.edu