Heidy González

Email: heidy@mit.edu
Extension: x3-8844
Office: 14E-316
Department: Women's and Gender Studies

Heidy M. González received her B.A. in Spanish & Education from Mount Holyoke College and M.A. in Spanish and Portuguese from Emory University. As the Program Coordinator for the MIT Program in Women's and Gender Studies, Heidy is responsible for a combination of program finances, event planning and promotion, project management, communications, fund raising, student life and advising, feminist community building, curricular scheduling, editing/publishing, and general administration. In her prior position, Heidy served as Program Coordinator and Assistant Dean of Students for the Exploration School Senior Program.

As a community activist, and strong advocate for equal rights, multicultural awareness, and social justice, Heidy serves as co-organizer for Boston's Queer Women of Color and Friends (QWOC+ Boston). She also happens to be an experienced licensed massage therapist; the goal of her private practice is to deliver massage services to the working woman, ensuring, in her own way, that wellness services are available to all who need them.