Nilu Jenks

Nilu Jenks was born in Oklahoma to Iranian-American immigrants, and at almost 8yrs old, her family moved to Massachusetts. She is a graduate of Wellesley College, which is where she started to learn some of the language and words to help her process and understand the marginalization she experienced in her childhood years. She has spent most of her adult life working with students, teachers, and schools in various capacities, as well as being a fierce community activist. Along her journey, Nilu has acquired a great deal of training and experience in racial justice work, so she could understand her own life better and help bring that same understanding to others. Nilu joined the RARE Connections team in November 2021, and she has really enjoyed helping it grow into the curriculum and program that it is today. Nilu is a proud mother of two, a guitar student, a member of the Seattle Iranian Choir, a pet-lover, a happy book club organizer, and a climate emergency advocate.