Cultivating Collaborative Doers
Juan Manuel Galvez Ibarra
North Liberty, Iowa, USA
Manuel was born in Michoacán, México; he earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science and a Master’s Degree in Regional Studies while in Mexico. His area of study was the influence of space on social phenomena and social behavior.
Manuel also worked in the Mexican Capital Government and the Mexican Federal Government. As Cultural Program Coordinator in Mexico City, he developed and implemented popular budget and policy strategies in which people and civil organizations decided where, when, and how to spend part of the public budget.
After moving to Iowa, he worked as the Community Resources Coordinator in the Raíce’s Project at the University of Iowa and as the coordinator of the Iowa Radio Project conducted by the UI School of Public Health to reduce unintended pregnancies among Latinas in Iowa. He also provides graphic design, webpage development, and advertising services via his business, Gálvez & Hoover Services.
Manuel’s mantra: We have just one mission in this life: to be happy.