¡TAÍNO VIVE! | Progreso Latino Fund | Agenda

Tara S. Davila, LCSW
Tara Sanabria Davila is a multiracial, bilingual member of the Puerto Rican diaspora who has called New Haven home for the last 23 years. She serves as Assistant Professor, Associate Director of Youth Clinical Services and vice chair for Collaborative Excellence at the Yale Child Study Center. She is passionate about wisdom sharing and supervises, mentors, and teaches mental health clinicians and administrators in culturally and structurally humble practices in service of mental health equity. Read more

Stephanie Bailey
Stephanie Bailey, the cultural co-collaborator and curator for the “Taíno Vive: Caribbean Indigenous Resistance” exhibition at the Yale Peabody Museum, is an author, archaeologist, and community leader whose work bridges the gap between academic research, ancestral advocacy, cultural equity and community engagement. A graduate of the University of Leicester, she has rapidly become a leading voice in the preservation and celebration of Caribbean indigenous history. Read more

Sanakori (Luis Ramos)
Sanakori is a multi-faceted Indigenous cultural educator, activist, NYS Licensed Social Worker (LMSW) and a digital content creator dedicated to the preservation and revitalization of indigenous Caribbean heritage. His work bridges the gap between ancient traditions and modern technology, utilizing various media platforms to amplify Taino history and indigenous stewardship. He is the founder of the Taino Fun House. He is currently the leader of the Indigenous Life Reservation at Inwood Hill Park, New York City.