About Showing Trajectory
Showing Trajectory is an initiative to highlight the success of others and the journey they are taking to reach their goals. It was created upon the principle that there is no straight path towards success. We recognize that success can be measured in an infinite amount of ways and that there will always be obstacles or failures one must overcome. We use our platform to share real stories and to incite real inspiration.
Mission
Showing Trajectory is dedicated to sharing and embracing individuals journeys on their path towards success. We believe passionately in the power of real stories to teach, motivate, and inspire others. Through Showing Trajectory, we’re building a platform and a community of originality and incentive.
Meet the Team
Joey Ph.D. is an Associate Professor of the Practice in the Department of Communication at Texas A&M where my goal is to build community through sharing lived realities and making stuff. He is a professional media consultant, photographer, videographer, entrepreneur, community organizer, activist and general life enthusiast.
Joey loves: Music (owns a Hi-Fi Store), cycling, and his family
Joey
Lopez
Community Action Organizer
Jonathan is a Full-Time Lecturer in the Department of Communication at Texas A&M where he teaches his students about the integration and promise of new media and emerging technologies in the 21st Century. He is is a native San Antonian who loves his city and strives to help his community. He owns and operates two successful media companies.
Jonathan Loves: San Antonio, Texas and teaching
Jonathan Guajardo
Community Action Organizer
Valentina Aduen
Public Engagement, Communication & Research Facilitator
Valentina is a Ph.D student at Texas A&M University, with an academic focus on mobility justice, as she explores movement and the use of space for social change. She is interested in the role of the media and the use of media technology in society, specifically exploring the intersections of Media, Rhetoric and Interpersonal Communication. Among her interests are border and immigration issues, mass incarceration and population displacements, such as refugees and internally displaced populations.
Valentina loves: Salsa music and anything by the ocean
Alondra González
Editor & Facilitator
Alondra is a first generation college student from the Rio Grande Valley. She is about to graduate with a BA in Telecommunication and Media and Spanish. She looks forward to adventuring through different careers in the media and entertainment industry. During her free time she enjoys spontaneous photography, writing, and learning from YouTube.
Alondra loves: Music and all things fashion/beauty
Anthony Ramirez
Graphic & Visual Facilitator
Anthony is a Ph.D. student at Texas A&M University, with an academic focus on Latinidad in popular culture and media. He has been an instructor within the Department of Communication, has served as the President for the Latinx Graduate Student Association, and has been involved in a variety of projects with the Latinx community.
Anthony loves: Media and pop culture
Marco Mireles
Graphic & Visual Facilitator
Marco is a first generation college student from Houston, Texas. He is currently working towards a BA in Communication, a Minor in Journalism, and a Certificate in Social Media. He has yet to decide upon his prospective career, but isn’t worried. During his free time you can find him experimenting with different forms of media or sleeping.
Marco loves: Creating and gaming
SPONSORS
Huge thanks to all our sponsors! This wouldn’t be possible without them.
Media Rise
Media Rise is a global collective that connects people and ideas to promote meaningful media. They believe in the power of positive storytelling, media, art and design to make the world a better place. Their mission is to feel they empower people to create and consume meaningful media, connect all publics for common causes and inspire other through the stories of people that have used their voices to accelerate social change.
The Glasscock Center
The Glasscock Center is dedicated to fostering and celebrating the humanities and humanities research among the community of scholars at Texas A&M University and in the world beyond the academy. Growing from the Interdisciplinary Group for Historical Literary Studies, founded in 1987, the Center for Humanities Research was created by the Board of Regents of Texas A&M University in 1999 and received a naming endowment in 2002. This name change recognizes an extraordinary gift from Melbern G. Glasscock ’59 and Susanne M. Glasscock, which constitutes
a sustaining endowment for the Center.
SUPPORTERS
The Convergent Media (CM) Collective
The CM Collective is a hub for media enthusiasts to create and share content and experiences. Ranging from information and communication technology workshops, art, cultural performances and community engagement projects, CM Collective is committed to fostering spaces for free thinking, creative exploration and social change.
The Latinx Studies Working Group
The LSWG is an organization created to provide an intellectual space for students, and faculty who conduct research in Latinx studies and also to foster networks professional development and learn from each other’s experiences. Given the interdisciplinary nature of the group, expect that
students and faculty can offer one another perspectives and resources meant to expand the presenter’s investigations. Their monthly workshops help prepare presenters for conference presentations, article submissions, and/or research development.