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TEDxUNO Speaker Spotlight

Athena Ramos

Athena Ramos

Tickets for TEDxUNO 2015 are now SOLD OUT. Stay tuned for updates about TEDxUNO 2016.

TEDxUNO will take place on February 28, 2015 at Strauss Performing Arts Center on the UNO campus. This one-day TEDx event will explore dynamic definitions and applications of Community. The goal is to explore Community on campus and in the Omaha area to create a sustainable future. Learn more about our TEDxUNO 2015 Speakers during our "TEDxUNO Speaker Spotlight" on the UNO homepage.

Athena Ramos

Community Health Advocate

Athena Ramos is a native Nebraskan who serves as the Community Health Program Coordinator for the Center for Reducing Health Disparities and an Instructor in the Department of Health Promotions, Social & Behavioral Health at the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) as well as an adjunct instructor at both the University of Nebraska at Omaha and Metropolitan Community College.

In her role as Community Health Program Manager, Athena leads a Latino outreach and engagement team and serves as principal investigator for a number of community-based health research and education initiatives including a tobacco control outreach program, migrant farmworker mental health study, immigrant agricultural worker health study and various women and girls programs. She is an experienced administrator and junior researcher with proven ability to develop and implement social and human service programs with culturally diverse populations.

Athena has over 12 years of experience in management operations, public relations, strategic planning, health promotion and educational programming. Furthermore, she also is a sought after speaker for various workshops on health disparities, community development and engagement, and cultural considerations within health and healthcare. She is also an entrepreneur and owns The Front Porch Eatery, a small restaurant in Murray, Nebraska.