Shantel Palacio

Shantel Palacio is a consultant and Ph.D. student in Leadership and Policy Studies at University of New Hampshire. She spent nearly 10 years executing both mayoral and chancellor’s initiatives at NYC’s Department of Education before pursuing research examining how laws and policies impact schools in marginalized communities. Her company Brownsvillain, an online platform aimed at combating stereotype threat in her community, was highlighted on NPR in 2018. She later teamed up with Unmappable Productions to co-produce Million Dollar Block, a film that examines the institutions of public housing, public education, and the criminal justice system through the perspective of residents of Van Dyke Houses. Shantel has earned an MPPA at UMASS Amherst, and a BA in communication from Bryant University.

“2020 taught me how to be innovative and appreciative!”