Jarah Botello

For 16 years has worked as an educator, curriculum developer and professional development trainer. After a life changing civil rights tour in Alabama, Jarah moved to Selma in 2007, where she taught high school and college English and drama. In Selma, she also co-founded Random Acts of Theater Co., an art program for students of all ages that centered on community service, activism and self expression. From 2015 to 2018 , Botello served as a teaching and Learning Specialist for Learning for Justice (formally Teaching Tolerance), a project of the Southern Poverty Law Center. At Learning for Justice, she facilitated workshops across the country and developed numerous resources for teachers centered on history and anti-bias education. Currently, Jarah serves as an educational and project consultant and the project manager for The Hard History Project. She and her family split time between Atlanta, Georgia and Lima, Peru where she uses education and the arts to help families escaping violence.