Milene Monteiro

Wellness in Action Program Manager

Milene Monteiro is a communication consultant, performance educator and group facilitator. Native from Bahia, Brazil and based in California, she has worked as a consultant and group facilitator since 1996 in Brazil, Peru, England and California. At the core of her practice is a conviction that individual stories are powerful, and when embodied, shared and supported by the strength of the collective, stories work as a tool for social transformation. In her consulting, teaching, and performance production practice, she focuses on understanding the performance strategies that marginalized communities employ to combat social, racial, political, and economic inequity. Milene holds an MA in Communication Studies with a specialization in Performance Studies, from San Jose State University, where she was  also a professor for five years. In addition to her academic education, she is trained in Expressive Arts, Drama Therapy, and Somatic Experience. Her commitment to culture changes through the arts led her to actively engage with the private sector and artistic communities, facilitating workshops and training in a variety of environments. In her free time, Milene adapts her research on intercultural performance to creative work by writing comic books, play scripts, and producing documentary films.

Email: milene.monteiro@cerieastbay.org