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Frank Herrera

Frank Herrera

I was born and raised in San Diego, CA. I graduated with a BA in Liberal Arts with a specialization in linguistics from SDSU and a Master of Education: TESOL from USD.  After I graduated, I taught at the International Rescue Committee, Catholic Charities, and with CBET program. At one point, I taught nine classes from morning till late at night nearly every day to make ends meet.  I worked with refugees from Sudan, Russia, Iraq and many other countries.  I also worked at USD and Cuyamaca College as an ESL teacher.  After a year I started teaching at SDSU and eventually started a Pre-MBA/Pre-Master's program for primarily international students. I was the director of this program for around 10 years, before I came to Humboldt in the spring of 2019. 

Favorite Quote: “Don’t explain your philosophy. Embody it.”- Epictetus

Hobbies: Biking, freediving, running, and camping 

Areas of Interest: 

Social and Environmental Justice,Critical Pedagogy (transformative education),  Stoicism (philosophy). Deconstruction (Jasque Derrida's philosophical and literary analysis), Absurdism (Albert Camus), minimalism (sometimes called essentialism). 

Kintay Johnson, Ph.D.

Kintay Johnson, Ph.D.

Special Programs: College of the Redwoods

Dr. Kintay Johnson is a first-generation student, CR and Humboldt alumni, and the current Director of Special Programs at College of the Redwoods. Dr. Johnson is a co-conspirator, advocate and ally, who believes in putting students first. He lives in beautiful Arcata, California with his wife Nellie, their 3 kids, his mom, and his dog.

Roberto Mónico

Roberto Mónico

Assistant Professor

I grew up in Los Angeles and am a first-generation college graduate. I earned my Ph.D. in Comparative Ethnic Studies and am now an assistant professor in the Department of Critical Race, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (CRGS). I have worked with system-impacted people for almost ten years. This work drives my research interests and is also personal because these are the people I knew growing up. In addition to being a part of the DMSI Central Committee, I am on the Ethnic Studies Council at Cal Poly Humboldt; I work closely with Project Rebound; I am the CRGS club advisor; and I am a member of the Palestine, Arabic, and Muslim (PAM) Caucus of the California Faculty Association (CFA).