Darleen Martinez

Darleen is the community and education coordinator at Plant Futures Initiative, where they design learning ecosystems that connect people, ideas, and movements across Mexico and Latin America. Their work focuses on developing culturally relevant educational experiences, fostering community, and creating pathways for knowledge to move across disciplines and sectors. For over a decade, Darleen has worked at the intersection of education, culture, art, and activism across Mexico and the United States. They believe learning is more than the transfer of information: it is how communities cultivate curiosity, develop agency, and imagine new possibilities together.