Margaret Cariño-Condon & Theresa Cariño, Co-Founders of Salud y Cariño

Episode 81: Margaret Cariño-Condon & Theresa Cariño, Co-Founders of Salud y Cariño.

Bio’s & Contact Information

Margaret has been a member of the Institute for Women Surfers since 2015 and is currently a part-time surf instructor with the Wahine Project, an organization that strives to reduce barriers and increase access to the ocean and surfing for all girls. She is also a board member for the Museum of Discovery in Capitola, CA. A southern California native, Margaret spent her summers visiting and falling in love with the outdoors of Mammoth Mountain, and with the ocean and waves of San Diego. She has lived in Santa Cruz for over 25 years; is an avid surfer and mother of two. Margaret loves being able to spread the stoke through the work she does with each of these organization and envisions Salud y Cariño’s program reaching all girls in Santa Cruz County and beyond. The sky is the limit!

Margaret@saludycarino.org

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Theresa is involved in various community organizations including the Commission on Justice & Gender, the Santa Cruz Women’s Commission, United Way’s Women in Philanthropy, Monarch Services, the Live Oak Work Group for Racial Justice and Positive Discipline Community Resources. Theresa has a Master’s degree in Multicultural Education and is a former high school administrator, teacher and public health educator. Along with her work with Salud y Cariño, Theresa works in public health serving tribes and tribal organizations throughout the country with an Indigenous-led organization – Red Star International and prior to that was the principal of a charter high school for the Pascua Yaqui Tribe, in Tucson AZ. Her 20 years of work in educational leadership and public health serve as a foundation for her ongoing work in this community. When she is not out doing the work she loves, Theresa enjoys walking, dancing, reading, learning new skills, and spending time with her family.

Theresa@saludycarino.org

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