Welcome to the youth program Conectándonos Más. In this section, you will find all the information about the 2025 cohort. We are excited to present the results of this journey of self-discovery and reconnection with our history through the arts.
2025 Cohort Youths
Cohort 2025 Guiding Artists
Sabrina Chacón-Baraja
Sabrina Chacon-Barajas graduated from Seattle Pacific University with a BA in Studio Art and is currently working on her M.Ed at UW Bothell.
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Milvia Berenice Pacheco Salvatierra
I am an Afro-Latina artist born in Caracas-Venezuela, where I began my career as a dancer combining dance and theater training.
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Hever Bustos
I am 20 years old and I like music. For this reason, my offering in the program is interpreted in the form of lyrical rap.
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Rony Nuñez
A proud Garifuna, born in Guatemala. I am the only boy out of six siblings. The first in my family to graduate from the University of Washington.
Evelyne Laurent- Perrault
Venezuelan of Haitian descent. Her research looks into the subjectivity, intellectual creativity, and political imagination of enslaved and free women of African descent, who lived during the XVIII century.
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Fernanda Bruno
A Brazilian storyteller, filmmaker, content creator, and video editor, born and raised in the Amazon. I moved to the US 9 years ago, where I’ve Embraced video creation as a lifestyle fueled by passion.
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Avióna Rodriguez Brown
A Queer, AfroMexican, second-generation Washington-born person. She utilizes their many art forms to instill inclusivity and accessibility, by creating multidisciplinary art
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Connect with the cultural and artistic traditions of the Black communities of Abya Yala
Otoqui Reyes Pizarro
He was born in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico. He has over 30 years of experience in the Bomba genre, he is the director of the Hijos de Agueybana group, made up of eight artists committed to preserving their Afro-Caribbean roots.
Juanita Eufemia Crisanto
Is a Garifuna Community organizer born and raised in Buenavista Palacio, a little town in the neighborhood of “Gracias a Dios” in Honduras. Dances and enjoys Garifuna culture since birth
Program
Program resources
Artistic projects
Collective Canvas
Photography
Community Art Project
Committees
Their function is to include youth in the program logistics to strengthen community youth leadership. Youth committee members are responsible for coordinating with each youth committee.
Committees: 1. Food, 2. Infrastructure, 3. Logistical Assistance for Projects, 4. Logbook and journal
Food: This committee will be responsible for coordinating the food, snacks and beverages that we will enjoy throughout the program as well as the food served during the celebration.
Infrastructure: Manage the physical space in which the meetings are held, receiving and leaving the space in the best possible conditions.
Project logistical assistance: Follow up on deliverable timelines and Assist in the logistics of the final presentation.
Logbook and Journal: Create content about the program to publish in networks, based on the photographic record, audio, drawing, or any other material produced in the meetings.