Date: Thu 30-Jan-2020
Time: 4:05-5:00pm
Location: PSC 1136
Speaker: Omar Eaton-Martinez
Title: "Establishing your professional vision in order to inform the next steps of your career"
Omar Eaton-Martinez has had a breadth of experience in education and outreach, from K-12 teaching to exhibit research for Smithsonian museums. He is an alumnus of UMD, receiving a B.A. in African American Studies, a masters in Educational Leadership, and completing doctoral work in American Studies. While working as education and public outreach specialist at NASA Goddard, Omar associate-produced the Archaeoastronomy documentary "Places of Mirrors", connecting space science and indigenous cultures. As the Assistant Division Chief of Historical Resources for PG County Parks & Rec, Omar leads the programming of historical sites with an emphasis placed on preserving, sustaining and enhancing these resources as well as engaging and building communities through education, outreach, and innovation. Omar has also been involved in several non-profit boards and museum initiatives focused on race and social justice, including being a Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Inclusion Fellow for the American Alliance of Museums. Most recently, he was appointed to be on the Maryland Lynching Truth and Reconciliation Commission last November.
