2021 ECO Speakers

Elizabeth Conde-Frazier

Coordinator of Relations with Entities of Theological Education, Asociación para la Educación Teológica Hispana

Evangelina Morales

Spanish teacher and Diversity coordinator for Prestonwood Christian Academy

Before being Coordinator of Relations with Theological Entities, Elizabeth served as dean and vice president of education at Esperanza College of Eastern University in Philadelphia, PA. She has over ten years of experience as an ordained pastor and formerly served as a bilingual teacher in the New York City school system. The Rev. Dr. Conde-Frazier holds a Ph.D. from Boston College and a Master of Divinity degree from Palmer Seminary.

Evangelina Morales holds a Masters of Education from Concordia University. She has published articles on the topic of diversity and working with children. Evangelina works with instructional design and is currently a Spanish teacher and Diversity coordinator for Prestonwood Christian Academy.

Dr. Margarita Benitez

Executive Director of Fundación Puertorriqueña de. las Humanidades

Dr. Benitez holds an undergraduate degree in philosophy and graduates with degrees in Hispanic Studies from Vassar College (BA), Middlebury College (MA), and Columbia University (Ph.D.). At the University of Puerto Rico (UPR), Dr. Benítez was a professor of literature and humanities and chancellor of UPR’s Cayey Campus, and acting chancellor of UPR’s Humacao campus. In 2018, she returned to Puerto Rico after being appointed executive director of the Puerto Rico Endowment for the Humanities, the first woman to lead the nonprofit organization.