Karley M. Rojas (them/elle) is Cuban, descendant Taíno-Guajiro, and a maorocoti two-spirit trans person; they is also of french and spanish descent. They is a research associate for the Rou Dalagurr Food Sovereignty Lab, and is currently pursuing their M.A. in the Environment and Community Program. Their work focuses on the rematriation of Indigenous ethnobotanical knowledges, supporting the resurgence of Indigenous science and knowledges, Indigenous agroecology and landscape remediation, and community-based research paradigms. They is also an artist, with a focus in ceramics, painting, textiles, tattoos, and woodworking. 

Karley serves in the community outreach and volunteer program, materials creation and publication, general research, and grant writing. This includes the annual report and FSL magazine. They are encarga’o with the ‘Place-Based Learning Practices Project’, under PI Dr. Risling Baldy, which is their graduate thesis project within the Environment and Community Program. They also work in a supportive capacity to the FSL Experiential Learning Laboratory, Wiyot Plaza. In the past, they served as the first staff site manager for Wiyot Plaza, as well as a research assistant. Karley is in their third year of working for the FSL.  

Job Duties Include:
Coordinates various community outreach activities
Identifies and completes/assists in the completion of grant applications and fundraising activities
Work in support of the Daluviwi’ Community Garden of the Blue Lake Rancheria Tribe
Editor of the Food Sovereignty Lab magazine
Creates, aggregates, and designs materials for public and selective dissemination
Provides additional support for other programs and projects as needed

Place-Based Learning Practices Project:
Funding Identification and acquisition
Research design and collaborative approval processes
Research/ Collaborative investigation enactment
Product creation and modification