Guest, Laura Schroeder, M.A., shares her thoughts on the fluid nature of identity, transnational activism, the myth of the "self-made" individual, international travel, and learning how to sit in "the empty spaces."  Laura is the co-founder of Open Americas, an online platform for sharing content that engages with contemporary social issues facing the Western Hemisphere. She is also the Communications & Strategic Partnerships Manager at Open Americas, and she currently works as the Investor and Communications Manager at Working Capital for Community Needs, a nonprofit organization with headquarters in Wisconsin, whose mission is to create opportunities for access to microfinance, services and markets to improve the lives and communities of the working poor in Latin America.. Laura has a Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology and Anthropology as well as a minor in Environmental Studies from Lewis and Clark College, and she has a Master’s Degree in International Policy and Development from Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey.

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