Get to know Zoila

Zoila Lara-Cea

Zoila Lara-Cea

DRC Student Ambassador

Education Goal: Three-Dimensional Arts: Ceramics
Career Goal or Interest: My goal is to be an arts educator/activist. I want my work to support my community by providing tools for healing, connecting/reconnecting to ancestral ceremonial practices, and empowering those who are othered within society.
DRC Student Ambassador Priority: As a former special education teacher and a longtime advocate for those who are labeled as “disabled,” I hope to continue my work as someone who supports different thinkers and others within the disability movement. My hope is to be a contributing part of a thriving community that empowers its members.