Women of Color Summit Team

Naomi Familia Paredes is a senior double majoring in International Studies and Spanish & Portuguese Studies. She was born and raised in the Dominican Republic but moved to the U.S. at the age of 8. She currently lives in Reading, PA. On campus, she has worked for Access and Disability Services along with being a Phonathon Caller. She also carried out an internship with the US Army War College. This will be her second time being involved in the WOC Summit, as she participated during her sophomore year as well. She is looking forward to expanding her network and engaging in meaningful exchanges with other women of color on campus!

Alyssa Monsanto is a senior Psychology major with minors in French, Creative Writing and Women, Gender & Sexuality Studies at Dickinson College. She was born and raised in New York, but her family is from Haiti. With the use of her language skills, she has worked as both a Creole tutor, and a French tutor on campus respectively. Alyssa has also previously worked as a WGSS research intern on campus and is now part of the executive team for marketing on the WOC summit. She is looking forward to expanding her network and learning from the speakers at this year’s event!

Hello, my name is Amina West! I am a junior, majoring in American Studies and I am contemplating minoring in Russian language. When I am not in class, I work closely with Dickinson students as a house manager for the Social Justice House and the Fundraising and Community Outreach Coordinator for the Dickinson Cheerleading team. This year as a general member of the Women of Color Summit, I am most excited to create stronger relationships with other WOC on campus as well as meet with Dickinson alumna and the broader Carlisle community!

Ruth Morban Mora is a senior majoring in International Business and Management and minoring in Spanish. She is originally from the Dominican Republic, but currently lives in the Reading, PA area. Outside of academics, she is Social Media Chair for Latin American and Caribbean Club, a part of Women in Economics, Sisters of Color United, Latina Discussion Group, and serves and supports many organizations on campus focused on students of color on campus. In the past years, Ruth has served as the Women of Color Summit’s Marketing Executive and acts as a Mentor for this year’s summit committee. She values this experience as it creates a space for Women of Color to connect, grow and cherishes the mutual goal of the others a part of this collaboration. She looks forward to graduating a year early, expanding her network and making meaningful connections with others on campus and alumni!

(She/Her) Mireille Rebeiz is associate professor of Francophone & Middle Eastern Studies and Women’s, Gender & Sexuality Studies at Dickinson College. She received her doctorate in Francophone Studies from Florida State University in 2012. She has a master’s in International Law and Human Rights from Université de Rouen in France, and a bachelor’s in law from Saint Joseph University in Lebanon. Her recent book, Gendering Civil War. Francophone Women’s Writing in Lebanon (Edinburgh University Press, 2022) examines French-language narratives published between the 1970s and the present day by Lebanese women writers focusing on the Lebanese civil war of 1975-1991. In addition, she has published several articles in French and English. Her teaching and research focus on women’s, gender, and sexuality issues in armed conflicts in the Middle East and North Africa. Currently, she is working on her second book on terrorism in Lebanon and finishing her second doctorate in international law at Penn State Dickinson Law. She identifies as Lebanese – American, Arab-American, and Middle Eastern. She has been a member and advisor to the Women of Color Summit since 2019.