Brianna Botello

Brianna Botello (she/ella/ela) is a junior, double majoring in Spanish and Latin American studies at Colgate University in Hamilton, New York. She is a proud first-generation Latina college student who was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois. She currently lives in Houston, Texas where she also attended high school. At her university, she serves as the President of Sigma Delta Pi, Vice President of the Latin American Student Organization, Language Ambassador for the W.M. Keck Center for Language Studies, and as a Spanish Tutor for the Romance Languages Department. Brianna is also recognized as a scholar of the Office of Undergraduate Studies program, a member of Phi Eta Sigma, and has achieved Dean’s Award with Distinction throughout all of her semesters at Colgate. She also serves as a teaching volunteer for the Foreign Language Program where she creates and implements lesson plans to teach monolingual students Spanish at Hamilton Central Elementary School. Brianna aims to attend graduate school to obtain her Ph.D. in Spanish and Portuguese colonial literature with the hopes of becoming a professor. Her research interests include examining the ways in which representations of the female figure within Spanish colonial literature have translated into modern day gender violence against women throughout Latin America. During her free time, she enjoys playing soccer, watching movies, spending time with her friends, and going thrifting!