Ana María Hawkins was born in San Salvador, El Salvador and came to the USA in 1969 to study at Brigham Young University. She graduated from BYU with a Bachelor of Arts and a Master degree in Spanish Pedagogy. She is also an ACTFL (American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages) certify tester of Spanish with Full Certification (there are very few in the State of Utah). Ana Maria taught at Brigham Young University for about 20 plus years, and used to take students to study abroad in Mexico during Spring and Summer terms. She also was a coordinator for the Spanish House Residency at BYU. While at BYU she participated in the Multicultural Programs of the University. She is married to Alan Hawkins and they are the parents of 7 children and the grandparents of 10 grandchildren. She has lived in St. George for 3 years and enjoys teaching her native language, Spanish, at DSC. She loves serving the students in the Multicultural/Diversity Center of Dixie State College.
Kristine Whitaker - Diversity Advisor
I am Native American; I belong to the Navajo, Ute, & Zuni tribes. I am the proud mother of one son named Wolfgang. He is my life and inspiration to continually improve myself. Because of my Native roots, I like everything outdoors; camping, hiking, snowboarding, and rock climbing. New intriguing ideas and concepts captivate my attention and therefore I love to go to school and learn. I would like to continue my education abroad in England. Afterwards, I would love to travel the world and experience other cultures and traditions, in order to get a deeper understanding of life.
I believe that I am a unique individual because of my heritage, culture, and traditional teachings. I like to spread diversity by enlightening people about the Native American culture. I consider myself to be blessed with the opportunity to help multicultural students succeed at Dixie State College. She attained her B.S. in Business Administration at Dixie State College in 2009
Jayson Malufau - Multicultural Advisor
I am from Laie Hi and, I am the oldest of a family of nine. I am Samoan my families reside in the villages of Faleniu, Leone, Poloa and Aua. I graduated from Kahuku High school in Hawaii and played football and basketball. I found my way to St. George through athletics. While here I played for Dixie college on the football team from 2006-08 under Coach Haun. Now I am an assistant coach on the football team over the secondary. I have been here for almost four years now and received my bachelors degree in Biology. My experience of Dixie state college has been wonderful everyone from faculty to students have been open and helpful. I am so grateful for the experience to work at the Multicultural/Diversity center. Its always nice to have a place to go and feel included and, that’s what I hope the Multicultural/Diversity center will continue to become.
