Jane Malicki earned a PhD in Romance Languages from the University of Georgia in 2025, with a focus on linguistics of French, Spanish, and Portuguese. Her dissertation used large language corpora to compare the use of new feminine professional nouns across newspapers in France, Portugal, and Spain.

Jane originally studied Creative Writing at CUNY- Brooklyn College and completed a BFA before moving to Paris to study humanities at the University of Paris – Paris 7 University. In 2015, she returned to Georgia and earned a master’s degree in French and a TESOL graduate certificate from Georgia State University.

During the last two years of her PhD program, Jane moved back to France to work as an English lecturer at the University of Strasbourg. After graduation, she taught Spanish at the University of Georgia before joining the US Foreign Service as a Consular Fellow in late 2025. Jane currently works as a Consular Officer at the US Consulate General in Tijuana, Mexico, where she enjoys trying new birria spots on her morning commute and regrets not taking the LACS 3220 History of Mexico class before graduating from UGA.

Ed Nichols graduated from the University of Georgia in 2025 with bachelor's degrees in Economics and Spanish. During his undergraduate studies, he participated in an exchange semester at the University of Chile. He currently serves as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Costa Rica, where he works in community economic development, collaborating with local organizations on projects focused on entrepreneurship, education, and organizational capacity building. Following his Peace Corps service, he plans to attend law school and pursue a career in public service. Outside of work, Ed enjoys reading, hiking, and traveling.

Chris Perlera is a veteran of state, regional, and international politics. He is the principal & founder of Critical Point Consulting. His work spans a wide range of disciplines including public & community affairs, mental health, child & family welfare, and political campaigns. In addition to his consulting, Chris is a graduate of some of Metro Atlanta’s notable leadership programs, including the Atlanta Regional Commission's regional leadership institute, LEAD Atlanta, Outstanding Atlanta, and Leadership DeKalb. He currently serves on the board of Leadership DeKalb, the board of trustees of Outstanding Atlanta, the board of advisors for the UGA Franklin College of Arts & Sciences, and the board of advisors of I Will Survive, Inc a nonprofit health organization supporting individuals affected by breast cancer.

 He is a 40 Under 40 awardee of the Atlanta Business Chronicle, the University of Georgia, Georgia Trend, and a 4-time awardee of the Georgia Hispanic Chamber’s 50 Most Influential Latinos in GA. You can frequently see him on Univision, Telemundo, and CNN en Español providing political commentary.

 Chris is the son of Salvadoran immigrants who fled the civil war of the 80s and one of over 1 million Latinos who call Georgia home. His hobbies include indoor & patio gardening, building computers, long hikes, and cooking. He is also a former semi-professional chorister who sang tenor and began his singing career at Cedar Shoals High School in Athens, GA, where he sang in honors chorus and was an all-state competitor.  

Rosalie Vendrell is a Puerto Rican who was born and raised in South Georgia. She graduated summa cum laude from the University of Georgia in 2023 with a Bachelor's Degree in English and Spanish and a minor in Latinx Studies. She then attended the University of Georgia School of Law and graduated with a Juris Doctor in May 2026. She recently passed the bar exam and currently works for a Federal Magistrate Judge in Brunswick, Georgia. She loves to read books of all genres and is currently reading The Shining by Stephen King and Che Guevara: A Revolutionary Life by Jon Lee Anderson.