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Filiberto Penados

(he/him)
Associate Professor and Research Director at Galen University, Galen University

Dr. Filiberto Penados is Research Director and Associate Professor of Development and Indigenous Studies at Galen University. He is a Maya scholar whose work focuses on indigenous education and development. Dr. Penados has a long history of work in and with indigenous and local communities in Belize. He is chair of the Julian Cho Society and Maya organisation in Southern Belize.

Experience

  • 2019–2023
    Founding Director, Center for Engaged Learning Abroad
  • 2021–2023
    Research Director and Associate Professor, Galen University
  • 2012–2019
    Academic Director, Center for Engaged Learning Abroad