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Kat Macias is a part of the Cuban and Puerto Rican diasporas and a guest on Cherokee and Muscogee land where they live in Athens, Georgia. They come from a long lineage of spiritual seekers and leaders. Carrying this legacy, Kat has worked with others to build the Jewish communities we most need in the world - including Lefty Shabbaton, the New Synagogue Project, JVP Havurah Network, the Radical Jewish Calendar, and serving on the bargaining committee of JOIN Workers Union. Kat has worked in the Jewish social justice field non-profit field since 2014.
Kat holds a M.Ed. in Social Justice Education and training as a Movement Chaplain and Spiritual Director. They are currently on a path toward rabbinic ordination through Shomeret Shalom.