Dr. Ryan Zimmerman received his BS and MEd in Physical Education from Utah State University and PhD from Springfield College with an emphasis in teaching and administration.
Since 2016, Dr. Zim has taught a variety of majors at Weber State University including physical and health education teachers, elementary classroom teachers, and exercise and sports science majors. Many of his classes dive into issues you may see in society and how we as aspiring professionals can make changes on a daily basis. He believes the issues we face can be better understood by having difficult conversations in which we learn about others experiences and diverse upbringings. This video podcast will enhance awareness, advocate for difficult conversations, and help in the change that is needed to better our society.
Dr. Zim is an avid golfer, amatuer fly-fisherman, and enjoys most everything outdoorss, especially backpacking in the high country. His favorite activity of all is spending time with his wife Lacy, and his two young boys Winston and Charlie.
Dr. Andrea Garavito Martinez is a first-generation Chicana college graduate and originally from Northeast Los Angeles, California. She also attended elementary school in her parent’s native hometown of Jocotepec, Jalisco, Mexico. Prior to joining Weber State University, she served as the Community School Facilitator at Hillcrest High School in the Canyons School District where here I work closely with school administration, the district and multiple community partners to implement the Midvale Partnerships for Student Success initiative. She was also a Family Center Coordinator and Latinos in Action teacher at West Lake Junior in the Granite School District. She currently teaches the Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Teaching and Educational Psychology and Classroom Management.
In addition, for eight years, Andrea helped to coordinate outreach and recruitment efforts in the Urban Institute for Teacher Education that focused on increasing the number of students from diverse backgrounds entering teacher education programs. Her dissertation research is an extension of this work. For her dissertation, she gathered the narratives of Chicana/Latina undergraduate pre-service teachers to understand their professional experiences. The findings from this study indicate the need to develop teacher professional practices that center their unique and varied lived-experiences. At WSU, she is the co-advisor for Future Educators of America (FEA).
Juancarlos Santisteban
Hometown & Places Lived: I was born in Guatemala. I have lived in Los Angeles, Seattle, Missouri, and now Utah
Academic Training: Master's in Marriage and Family Therapy from Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, WA in 2009
Profession License/Certification: Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
Clinical Approach/Interests: My motto "When you can't look on the bright side, I will sit with you in the dark." I will do my best to sit with you in your distress. I will listen to you and check in frequently to make sure I understand your story. I will be open to learn from you. I will continue to seek out training, resources, and experiences that will help us both. I will do my best to always be human, show you compassion and empathy. You will have a space that you know you can return to when you need or want to.
Counseling Center Responsibilities: I work with individuals, couples, families, I train Master's level therapists in training and I am the Training Clinical Director for our center.
Other Interests: I am a first-generation college graduate. I am Weber State Alumni, class of 2006. I am a husband, a father, a son, a brother, a mentor, an adviser, a social justice advocate. I love sports. I love movies and books that inspire me. I AM ME AND I AM HERE!
Dr. Ryan Zimmerman received his BS and MEd in Physical Education from Utah State University and PhD from Springfield College with an emphasis in teaching and administration. 
Dr. Andrea Garavito Martinez is a first-generation Chicana college graduate and originally from Northeast Los Angeles, California. She also attended elementary school in her parent’s native hometown of Jocotepec, Jalisco, Mexico. Prior to joining Weber State University, she served as the Community School Facilitator at Hillcrest High School in the Canyons School District where here I work closely with school administration, the district and multiple community partners to implement the Midvale Partnerships for Student Success initiative. She was also a Family Center Coordinator and Latinos in Action teacher at West Lake Junior in the Granite School District. She currently teaches the Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Teaching and Educational Psychology and Classroom Management.
Juancarlos Santisteban