Researcher

Marco Seiferle-Valencia is CPMR's Technical Director which encompasses his work as digital archivist, web designer and developer for the CPMR website, and effort to develop custom open-source solutions to support CPMR based pedagogy. Marco started on CPMR in 2012, and developed the overall workflows and processes used to describe and provide access to CPMR's oral histories and digital archival items. He also builds and maintains the CPMR website, as well as co-creating digital assignments and curations.

Linda Garcia Merchant was born and raised on Chicago's West Side, and her experience growing up during the 1960s and 1970s with a mother active in both the Feminist and Chicano movements was pivotal in shaping her views today. Having experienced some of the most exciting social and political events, Linda was inspired to capture on camera the Latino influence of those times.