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CONTRIBUTORS | FALL 2025
ACCK, TCA. TCK parent
PAULETTE BETHEL is a career United States Air Force Officer and global transition expert, as well as a variety of topics related to culture, race and identity. Read her CULTURS column: Bella’s Front Porch and Check out her This is Me Now Blog.
Indian ATCK
BABIN DINDA is a Third Culture Kid whose global upbringing shaped his passion for cross-cultural understanding and international security. He holds an M.A. in International Security from the Josef Korbel School at the University of Denver.
Cross-Cultural Adult (CCA)
DENEEN L. GARRETT (she/her) is an art curator and advocate for black art. She is also the founder of Deneen L. Garrett LLC. She empowers Women of Color through consulting, podcasting and coaching. Garrett is the creator and host of “Women of Color: An Intimate Conversation,” a podcast amplifying stories of resilience and empowerment, inspiring listeners to live a “Dream Lifestyle NOW.”
Cross-cultural SHANTHI YOGINI (she/ her) is an engineer-turned Authentic Yogic Lifestyle Expert and a No. 1 International bestselling author of a book series on happiness. She was born and raised in the country which is the very source of Yoga-Shaastram (Yoga-Living), and comes from a lineage of Yoga-Masters. She teaches ancient wisdom suitable to modern lifestyles through twominute tools.
Third Culture Adult, TCK Mom
CHRISTINE BUCAN has a cross-cultural family: Her husband is from Croatia, and she has Italian heritage; meanwhile, her TCK kids hold three passports. Bucan is the faculty adviser to the University of Florida team that was a finalist in the 2024 Bateman Case Study Competition. She leads study-abroad programs and takes students to international conferences, like the Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity, which showcases the best communications work from around the globe.
Filipina-U.S. ATCK
Third Culture Kid expert MYRA DUMAPIAS (she/her) is the chief executive officer of TCKidNOW, which has been featured on the BBC and other global news outlets. She has helped thousands discover their TCK identity and find a sense of belonging long before mention of the term on social media. Dumapias holds a Bacheler’s degree in English and World Literature and a Master’s in Social Work.
Cross-Cultural Adult (CCA)
NIKITA GUPTA (she/her_is the founder of Growing Up Gupta, a digital lifestyle brand and community platform dedicated to multicultural/South Asian interracial families, cross-cultural relationships and global parenting resources. Inspired by her own African American and Indian interracial marriage and their journey raising multicultural children, Gupta create books, digital resources and interactive media that celebrate diversity and connection.
Borderlander, TCA
Born on the borderlands of the United States and Canada, JACQ MEDIA lives in Jordan and is married to a Jordanian Third Culture Kid. She has a decade of portrait photography experience under her belt, and loves Jordan’s rich history and Arab arts.
