AMBASSADORS

Passion for Sharing

The distinctive component of many CultureALL programs is the CultureALL Ambassadors who bring their culture to classrooms, the community, and the workplace. Many Ambassadors were born in other countries, raised in other cultures, or have lived and worked extensively in other regions of the world. Now living in Iowa, they have a passion for sharing their cultures through their special skills as teachers, storytellers, artists, dancers, and musicians. These firsthand encounters with CultureALL Ambassadors help Iowans open up to new perspectives and thought processes.

*AMBASSADORS WITH LIMITED AVAILABILITY

Ambassador

Shweta Agrahari

Country/Culture

Nepal

Ambassador

Dzenana Ahmetasevic

Country/Culture

Bosnia

Ambassador

Sharifa El Azizi

Country/Culture

Morocco

Ambassador

Amanda Cawthorn

Country/Culture

Native American

Ambassador

Francis Chan

Country/Culture

South Sudan

Ambassador

Alma Coon*

Country/Culture

Philippines

Ambassador

Margery Davis

Country/Culture

Danish Culture

Ambassador

Phoebe Liang D’Alessandro

Country/Culture

China

Ambassador

Bev Ellis

Country/Culture

Jewish Culture

Ambassador

Shuang Nozomi Flyr

Country/Culture

China

Ambassador

Eugene Fracek

Country/Culture

Native American

Ambassador

Mohammad Ghnem

Country/Culture

Jordan

Ambassador

Abe Goldstien

Country/Culture

Jewish Culture

Ambassador

Olena Gryn*

Country/Culture

Ukraine

Ambassador

Alma Haines

Country/Culture

Mexico

Ambassador

Julie Hayes

Country/Culture

Philippines

Ambassador

R.J. Hernandez

Country/Culture

Mexico

Ambassador

Sue Hudson

Country/Culture

Thailand

Ambassador

Eric Idehen

Country/Culture

Nigeria

Ambassador

Mamta Israni

Country/Culture

India/Multicultural

Ambassador

Gurwinder Kapur

Country/Culture

Singapore

Ambassador

Fonziba Koster

Country/Culture

Mali

Ambassador

Juan Lourido

Country/Culture

Brazil

Ambassador

Khong Lovan*

Country/Culture

Tai Dam Culture

Ambassador

Cucho Madero

Country/Culture

Peru

Ambassador

Eric Daishin McCabe

Country/Culture

Japan

Ambassador

Brenda McGuire

Country/Culture

Australia

Ambassador

Reid Miller*

Country/Culture

Scotland

Ambassador

Sonal Mistry

Country/Culture

India

Ambassador

Paulina Montero

Country/Culture

Chile

Ambassador

Ruth Mwangangi

Country/Culture

Kenya

Ambassador

Ludovic Ngoma

Country/Culture

Democratic Republic of Congo

Ambassador

Vinh Nguyen

Country/Culture

Vietnam

Ambassador

Timothy Perkins

Country/Culture

Native American Culture

Ambassador

Emmett Phillips

Country/Culture

African American Culture

Ambassador

Marie Quanbeck

Country/Culture

Norway

Ambassador

Duaa Radhi*

Country/Culture

Iraq

Ambassador

Oxana Reed*

Country/Culture

Moldova

Ambassador

Kelly Schulte

Country/Culture

Ireland

Ambassador

Josie Shaw

Country/Culture

Kenya

Ambassador

Kay Fenton Smith

Country/Culture

Multicultural

Ambassador

Tanis Sotelo

Country/Culture

Japan

Ambassador

Natalie Steenson

Country/Culture

Ireland

Ambassador

Anthony Stevens

Country/Culture

Senegal

Ambassador

Frank Strong

Country/Culture

Americana

Ambassador

Calle Sur

Country/Culture

Latin America

Ambassador

Tammra Swartwood*

Country/Culture

American

Ambassador

Miki Takayama

Country/Culture

Japan

Ambassador

Yoko Tanaka

Country/Culture

Japan

Ambassador

Tavita Taue’etia

Country/Culture

Hawaiian/Samoan Cultures

Ambassador

Yekaterina Taykalo

Country/Culture

Hmong/Thai

Ambassador

Debi Tettey*

Country/Culture

Togo

Ambassador

Dr. Jackie Thompson

Country/Culture

African American/ African/Global Cultures

Ambassador

Lisa Ung

Country/Culture

Laos/Thailand

Ambassador

Valerie Williams

Country/Culture

Latin American/ Global Cultures

Ambassador

Kathryn Winslow*

Country/Culture

Alaskan/Global Cultures

Ambassador

Alex Yakobson

Country/Culture

Kazakhstan

Ambassador

Sandy Yang*

Country/Culture

Hmong

Ambassador

Pragnya Yogesh

Country/Culture

India

Ambassador

Ilima Young-Dunn

Country/Culture

Hawai'i

CultureALL believes that sharing the cultural richness of our community with others will elevate our society and the quality of life for all.