Kristina Ruiz-Healy's Schools

• The University of Texas at San Antonio MS in Politics The Master of Arts degree in Political Science offers students the opportunity to develop and expand their understanding of political theories, methodologies, and substantive political affairs. The program prepares students for possible careers in city, state and federal government, international governmental and non-governmental organizations, public opinion polling, campaign management, community college teaching and other related occupations. The program also provides excellent preparation for law school and doctoral studies. Students may specialize in American Government, International Politics, or Political Theory and Public Law, or design their own specialization.

• Mills College Bachelors in Mass Communications Mills is an independent liberal arts college for women with graduate programs for women and men. The College educates students to think critically and communicate responsibly and effectively, to accept the challenges of their creative visions, and to acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to effect thoughtful changes in a global, multicultural society.

• Greengates School Mexico City Greengates School, founded in 1951, is a private coeducational day school on a purpose built campus in the north-western part of Mexico City. A British International school with approximately 1150 students aged 3 to 19, Greengates caters primarily to the diplomatic and multinational business community in Mexico. Some 50 different nationalities are represented in the student body, making cultural diversity a fundamental part of the “Greengates experience”; awareness and critical appreciation of this diversity are fostered in all aspects of school life: cultural events, such as the International Fair, educational trips and sports tours, and the academic curriculum. No student leaves Greengates with a simplistic view of the world

Kristina Ruiz-Healy's Affiliations

• National Public Radio

• United States Fencing Association

• United States Fencing Coaches Association

• Women in Communications

• Mills College Alumni Association

• Stanford Alumni Association

• Public Relations Association of America Public Relations Community Network

Kristina Ruiz-Healy's Publications

• President's Peace Commission at St. Mary's University, President's Peace Commission Fall 2005 Program January, 2004 Given the current efforts in Congress to review and revise currentimmigration policy and given the activities of citizen organizations in response to perceived problems with current immigration policies, the President’s Peace Commission will focus its fall program on the topic of immigration.

• Current USFCA Members, United States Fencing Coaches Association Members February, 2011 Membership in the Coaches Association provides opportunities and benefits to coaches unavailable through any other organization. The USFCA provides opportunities to enhance your professional coaching career, improve your teaching, receive internationally recognized accreditation, serve on committees, support the associations’ programs to upgrade the coaching and teaching of fencing, and gain access to USFCA member services. The United States Fencing Coaches' Association is a national academy of the Academie d'Armes Internationale, (AAI), the world organization of fencing masters. There are currently more than 20 members nations in the AAI. The diplomas awarded through the USFCA are recognized by the AAI and its member national academies throughout the world. Delegates from the USFCA attend the bi-annual AAI congress, and teams of fencing masters from the United States compete in the AAI World Fencing Masters Championships. The USFCA is a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), and cooperates with the United States Fencing Association (USFA) in the support of the development of American fencing. The USFCA is dedicated to developing and maintaining the quality of fencing instruction, and to serve the many needs of fencing coaches in the United States. A USFCA member shares a commitment with hundreds of others who are devoted to the improvement of US fencing though the associations’ activities. Credit: usfca.org

• 'Conexion' Hits San Antonio Newsstands', AD Week March, 2003

• Crossing the Border: Dealing with Cultural Transition, Kristina Ruiz-Healy April, 2011 After growing up in Mexico City, Kristina Ruiz-Healy moved to Texas. Although she possessed the language skills necessary to ease her transition, she nevertheless underwent a period of culture shock. Entering an entirely new country forces an individual to rethink each action as he or she learns to best interact with that new culture. In college, Kristina Ruiz-Healy grew to understand NAFTA, the economic crisis, and its long-term ramifications. Cultural transitions continued as, after attending Mills College, Kristina Ruiz-Healy moved from California to Texas, two states with personalities and politics entirely of their own. Throughout her life experience, Kristina Ruiz-Healy has always believed that at heart, humans share many of the same desires, no matter what their individual backgrounds may be; it is simply a matter of finding mutual understanding. That is one of the primary messages Kristina Ruiz-Healy tries to spell out with her series, A View from Two Countries.

• Examiner.com, Examiner.com June, 2011 Kristina Ruiz-Healy is San Antonio Ethnic Food Writer for the Examiner, covering markets, cooking and ingredients. Ruiz-Healy spent three years developing, writing and voicing a series of commentaries “A View from Two Countries” airing weekly on Morning Edition for Texas Public Radio. Kristina Ruiz-Healy holds a Bachelors degree from Mills College and Masters degree from the University of Texas at San Antonio. She is a competitive fencer and an assistant fencing coach. IMG_0079.JPG IMG_0072.JPG

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