La Casa’s Graduate Assistants (GAs) manage the Latine Graduate Network (LGN). LGN is La Casa’s initiative to support Latine students across Yale University’s 14 graduate and professional (G&P) schools. La Casa’s GAs serve as a main point of contact for Latine G&P students, including each respective school’s group that centers Latine student needs. You can learn more about these graduate student groups through our “Students” tab or clicking here.
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Odyssey Mann Head Graduate Assistant Pronouns: she/they Hello Friends! My name is Odyssey Mann (she/they)! I am a first-gen Latina from Texas and New Mexico. I have a B.A in Philosophy and Religion and minored in music at Southwestern College in Winfield Kansas. I am currently obtaining a Master of Divinity from Yale Divinity School. I enjoy music, advocacy work, and building relationships. When I’m not at La Casa, I’m probably playing my guitar or violin. I am super proud of my Hispanic lineage and super excited for the upcoming year. |
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Hayley Serpa Graduate Assistant of Special Projects Pronouns: she/her/ella Hello friends! My name is Hayley and I am a first-generation Peruvian American from Miami, Florida. I am currently a Ph.D. student in the Program in the History of Science and Medicine as well as a Graduate Fellow with Yale’s Center for Race, Indigeneity, and Transnational Migration. I hold a B.A. (‘22) and an M.A. (‘23) in History from Florida International University, where I also pursued a minor in Religious Studies and a certificate in Latin American and Caribbean Studies. Last year, I served as Project Coordinator at the University of Miami Libraries for a federal grant implementing collaborative archival approaches for the collection and preservation of the histories of Florida farmworkers. I am a strong believer and advocate of the power of history, archiving, and community organizing in addressing systemic social disempowerment. In my free time, I enjoy reading (I love Sci-Fi!), practicing Yoga, pondering, cooking/baking, listening to all genres of music, and spending time in community with my friends, family, and peers. I look forward to an exciting year with La Casa and to meeting all! |
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Courtney Perales Graduate Assistant Pronouns: she/her Courtney Perales is a third-year J.D. student at Yale Law School. She holds a B.A. in Anthropology with Certificates in Latino Studies and Latin American Studies from Princeton University and an M.S. in Criminology from the University of Pennsylvania. Prior to law school, she worked in educational equity and higher education administration at her school’s Center for Access and Opportunity. At Yale Law School, Courtney is a CDO Student Advisor and an Executive Articles Editor for the Yale Law and Policy Review. She is a transfer student from the University of Connecticut School of Law, where she obtained a diversity internship to work with the data privacy and cybersecurity practice group at Locke Lord LLP during her 1L summer. During her 2L summer, she was a summer associate at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP in New York City. She will be returning to the firm after graduation to join their Litigation Department. |
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Aru Apaza Graduate Assistant Pronouns: (she/they) Aru Apaza (she/they) is an interdisciplinary artist in their first year of the MFA program in Painting and Printmaking. Working in sound, painting, and textile they explore late-stage Capitalism through the lens of a space ndn, portraying the myriad of experiences surrounding Urban Indigeneity. Arus’ work is situated within the vast intersection of Ancestral Technologies and modern-day Western Imperialism. Their work is for their lineage, past, and future. Aru is Aymara from their father’s side and mixed latinx from their mother’s side, connecting them to the sacred lands of Bolivia. |
