Intercultural Center

Meet the Staff

Habiba Braimah
Habiba Braimah
Director, Intercultural Center
781-736-8584 East Quad, Swig Hall
Pronouns: she/her/hers
Tara Whitehurst
Program Administrator, Intercultural Center
781-736-8588 East Quad, Swig Hall
Pronouns: she/her/hers
Karen Perez-Seyforth
Karen Perez-Seyforth
Department Coordinator, Intercultural Center
781-736-8580 East Quad, Swig Hall
Pronouns: she/her/hers
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Anna Valcour
Intercultural Center Intern
Pronouns: she/her/hers

Class of 2026

  • Major: PhD musicology and MA in passing in women's, gender, and sexuality studies

  • Fun Fact: "I was a professional opera singer."

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Nizar Ahmed
Graduate Assistant Roses in Concrete
Pronouns: he/him

Class of 2024

  • Major: Peace studies and conflict resolution

  • Fun Fact: I like to travel and so far, I've traveled to 16 states in the U.S."

ICC Office Assistants

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Inaara Gilani
ICC Office Assistant
Pronouns: she/her

Class of 2023

  • Major: South Asian intersectionality

  • Minor: WGS and SAS

  • Fun Fact: "I still really want a cat."

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Yazmine Gnanaratnam
ICC Office Assistant
Pronouns: she/her

Class of 2024

  • Major: Sociology 

  • Minor: Psychology 

  • Fun Fact: "I was scared of dogs for 18 years until my family got one! Her name is Maya."

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Delaine Gneco De La Cruz
ICC Office Assistant
Pronouns: she/her

Class of 2023

  • Major: Film, television and interactive media

  • Minors: Creativity, the arts and social transformation | Latin American, Caribbean, and Latinx studies

  • Fun Fact: "I have been dancing for 14 years."

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Norah Khadraoui
ICC Office Assistant
Pronouns: she/her

Class of 2024

  • Major: Sociology

  • Minor: Legal Studies, social justice, social policy, studio art

  • Fun Fact: "I painted the mural in Usdan!"

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Nikita Mangaru
ICC Office Assistant
Pronouns: she/her

Class of 2024

  • Major: HSSP and anthropology

  • Minor: Business

  • Fun Fact: "The party doesn't start til Nikita walks in."

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Rubaiya Nasim
ICC Office Assistant
Pronouns: she/her

Class of 2023

  • Major: Linguistics

  • Fun Fact: "I love horror stories but I'm still scared of the dark."

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Nicholas Ong
ICC Office Assistant
Pronouns: they/them

Class of 2023

  • Major: Anthropology, women's gender and sexuality studies

  • Minor: Social justice social policy, creativity, the arts and social transformation

  • Fun Fact: "I can solve a Rubik's cube in under 30 seconds."

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Dimby Raveloson
ICC Office Assistant
Pronouns: he/him

Class of 2024

  • Majors: Applied math and classical studies 
  • Minor: East Asian studies
  • Fun Fact: "I was born in Madagascar and am one of the few people in my family to migrate to the United States."