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Bio

Zulayka Santiago is the Senior Program Director for Leadership and Philanthropy. In this role Zulayka focuses on the work of developing collaborative, human-focused solutions to achieve systemic equity and build community. Zulayka forms part of a collaborative team that drives three significant initiatives to further this work within MDC: Equity Centered Philanthropy, Launch Carolinas, Fellowship Programs including the Autry Fellowship. In this role Zulayka also oversees the delivery of MDC’s State of the South programming and the social entrepreneurship program, Race Matters Institute at MDC.

After over 25 years of working for institutions large and small, Zulayka has become well-versed at serving as liaison across culture, class, generation and political beliefs. She brings first-hand experience working in the public, private, philanthropic, nonprofit and cooperative sectors. Her commitment is to earth-rooted, heart-centered presence for the sake of her own freedom and our collective liberation.

Zulayka obtained a Master of Public Administration Degree from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a Certificate in Nonprofit Management. Her undergraduate degree is in Pan-African Studies from Barnard College, Columbia University. She is a Senior Fellow with the Atlantic Fellows for Health Equity. She was also part of the 06-08 William C. Friday Fellowship for Human Relations through the Wildacres Leadership Initiative. Zulayka is a founding member of Earthseed Land Collective and serves on the Board of Directors for NC Environmental Justice Network.

Organization

MDC Inc

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