Daughters of Greatness: Marta Miranda

Throughout the year, the “Daughters of Greatness” breakfast series invites prominent women engaged in social philanthropy, activism and pursuits of justice to share their stories with the Louisville community. The “Daughters of Greatness” series provides a place for dialogue and discussion on current issues of justice, community engagement and social movements within the Louisville area and beyond. Marta Miranda is our featured speaker in August.

Ms. Miranda has over 35 years of experience in organizational and clinical social work practice. Her career focus is identification, prevention, treatment, and eradication of sexual assault and intimate partner abuse. Her clinical expertise is in mental health and substance abuse and she maintained a private clinical and consulting practice for 25 years. Marta has taught, published and consulted on the intersections of gender, race, class and sexuality. Before becoming the president and CEO of The Center for Women and Families, she was an associate professor of Social Work at Eastern Kentucky University where she also served as the Director of Women and Gender Studies and the Dean of Multicultural Student Affairs. She has been an advocate, activist and community organizer for over 30 years, working for social and economic justice.

She has been appointed to the Kentucky Commission on Women and was awarded the 2009 Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAMy) Award from the Kentucky Association of Sexual Assault Programs. She was also selected by The National Health Law Practice for a National Best Practice Program Development Award for design and implementation of the EEO Language Access Section of the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Families. Most recently, she was honored by Presentation Academy with a Tower Award for community advocacy. She is a published poet and a member of the Afralacian Poets. She identifies as Cuban by birth and Appalachian by the grace of God.

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