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The Department of Multicultural Life Staff Tommy L. Woon Dean of Multicultural Life Karla Benson Rutten Director, Lealtad-Suzuki Center As Director of the Lealtad -Suzuki Center , Karla Benson Rutten is the intitial contact point for students, faculty, staff, alumni, and community members seeking assistance or raising concerns regarding multicultural issues.  Karla acts as the training and development coordinator around skills related to cross-cultural communication, group work, and recognition of difference; coordinates with various offices and departments to assist in the management and promotion of multicultural programming and services; and designs and develops multicultural programming for the Macalester campus community.   Karla grew up in North Dakota, and holds a B.S. degree in psychology from Iowa State University and an M.A. degree in higher education from the University of Maryland-College Park. Afifa Benwahoud Department Coordinator for Multicultural  Life Afifa Benwahoud is the Department Coordinator for the Department of Multicultural Life.  She serves as the primary coordinator for the overall office operations of the Department of Multicultural Life and the Lealtad-Suzuki Center . She also serves as a receptionist and provides guests with information about programs and services. Afifa provides direct support to the Dean and the D Afifa holds an Associate degree in International Trade from the Moroccan branch of the London International House College and an Applied Management degree from the Moroccan branch of the Fondation des Hautes Etudes Economiques et Sociales de Bruxelles.  Prior to coming to Minnesota , she worked as the Administrative Manager for an International Danish Laboratory in Morocco. Sedric McClure Multicultural Counselor, MAX Center Sedric McClure is the Multicultural Counselor in the Macalester Academic Excellence. His duties include coordinating the Emerging Scholars Program and as staff coordinator of the African American Studies Conference.  In addition, Sedric is working with the Department of Multicultural Life to weave multiculturalism throughout the fabric of campus life.  He earned a BA in Political Science from Southwest State University, and looks forward to graduate studies in history in the very near future. Zoey Hurr Cultural House and Community Outreach Coordinator The Cultural House and Community Outreach Coordinator for the Lealtad-Suzuki Center assists in developing and maintaining new and continuing programming for the Cultural House, supervises the Cultural House student staff, manages logistical aspects of the space, assists in developing Lealtad -Suzuki Center and Department of Multicultural Life events, and coordinates efforts to involve the greater community into the work of the Department of Multicultural Life.   Helinna Ayalew ‘10 Multicultural Programming Assistant Cultural House Reed Boskey ‘10 Volunteer Lealtad-Suzuki Center Tinbete Ermyas '08 Scholar Mentor Emerging Scholars Program Sallem Berhane ‘10 Student Assistant Lealtad-Suzuki Center Oriel Fernandes   '09 Student Assistant Lealtad-Suzuki Center Rebecca Holohan Multicultural Programming Assistant Cultural House Amia Jackson ‘10 Student Assistant Lealtad -Suzuki Center Christina Kindred '09 Scholar Mentor Emerging Scholars Program Neha Mashooqullah ‘10 Student Assistant Lealtad -Suzuki Center Linda Nguyen ‘10 Cultural House Manager Cultural House Emma Sheppard '09 Student Assistant Lealtad-Suzuki Center Subechya Shrestha '08 Scholar Mentor Emerging Scholars Program Daniel Soto ‘10 Scholar Mentor Emerging Scholars Program Callie Thuma ‘10 Volunteer Cultural House Alison Tray '09 Scholar Mentor Emerging Scholars Program Shiveta Vaid ‘10 Volunteer Lealtad-Suzuki Center Monna Wong ‘10 Volunteer Dean of Multicultural Life GaoNue Xiong '08 Scholar Mentor Emerging Scholars Program

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