Anisa Flowers

Anisa Flowers is a Black-Indigenous nêhiyaw iskwew (Woodland Cree woman) based in Kumeyaay Territory (settlers read: San Diego, CA). She earned her BA in English Literature with a minor in Education from UC San Diego in 2017, and will soon enter USC Rossier’s MAT-TESOL program as she continues onward towards her goal of teaching English at the community college level. As an empath by nature, a community-grounded citizen by nurture, and an educator by trade, she focuses on transforming the classroom experience of marginalised students by creating content that integrates the stories of their communities to aid in meeting their unique personal and academic needs. As a Deaf, Black First Nations queer femme, Anisa thrives on creating and cultivating spaces for her and her community to feel acknowledged, safe, and celebrated–a practice that is in deep alignment with her work as COO at Pipeline Angels. Anisa’s ideas of a good time include: spending time with her family (fur-family included) and partner; developing theory-based pedagogical tools to continue supporting Black & Indigenous students at all levels; fostering, volunteering with, and rehabilitating animals; practicing yoga and working to incorporate its rich multitudes in daily life, supporting small businesses, sharing her many home languages, reading and writing, deep diving, and surfing.