Since 1994, she has applied her pedagogical experience in the museum world. There she developed content and programs and moved into institutional leadership and administration roles managing staff and overseeing budgets. After several years in the education field she co-founded a school in Mexico City using the hippest educational philosophies.
Most recently, she has been advising museums around the world on community partnerships with services like cultural adaptation, content and curriculum development, program and exhibit creation, and staff training in cultural capacity. Amparo is an active alumnus of the prestigious Noyce Leadership Institute program where she has honed her leadership style and engaged with leaders from around the world. Member of the respected consortium The Museum Group, and a Fulbright Specialist.
We are here to guide your process of change. We share our knowledge, and you can rely on us taking you along in our process, so you are able to continue the journey. Our honest answer may hurt a little, but it will bring you the most growth, so you are able to walk the talk.
Like a good friend, we have a warm and personal approach. Our goal is to connect, not only to your content, also to your target audience and to your institution. We believe this creates the best playground for every participant in the project.
We help you to investigate and understand yourself as an organization and your audiences so you can adapt and engage in a meaningful way through your content, languages, and strategies. It will be a transforming and participatory experience that will shift the culture, content, as well as your teams and organization.
We proudly build international and multidisciplinary teams to provide a broad perspective when co-creating with your institution. Our network of experts provides Yellow Cow has worked in Latin America, the United States, Europe and the Middle East. Its network is vast and solid.
Our bilingual and bicultural background allow us to learn and adapt fast when working in other latitudes. This tool acts as your guiding star when we work together to understand and connect with the diasporas you want to serve better.
“Working with Amparo and the Yellow Cow team on our traveling exhibition, “Reinventing Reality” was delightful. They are professional, thoughtful, efficient and thorough. Not only did they meet the demands of translating our exhibition into Spanish and French, but they shared thoughts on the cultural interpretation, used colloquial language and impressed upon us the importance of inclusive language and accessibility. It was a brilliant collaboration.”
“Amparo brings to her work a special combination of expertise, insight, personal mission coupled with deep conviction, empathy and heart. She has that rare gift of speaking and hearing important truths in a way that fosters trust, learning and understanding. At the same time, she is action-oriented and quite well-versed in the tools and processes necessary to achieve meaningful outcomes. For those who are truly interested in advancing DEIA, one could not ask for a better collaborator, catalyst and thinking partner.”
“I am delighted to recommend Amparo Leyman Pino to lead DEAI work for your organization.She has worked with the Desert Botanical Garden for the past four years as our DEAI consultant leading workshops that leave everyone excited and energized. Her enthusiasm and knowledge in how to build cultural capacity is not only motivating, it has changed our understanding of the work we must do to be a diverse and inclusive organization. Amparo is an exceptional leader and a passionate DEAI partner for the Garden.”
The adaptation of language and culture is a process, a conversation between your organization, and our team of experts. Your message is precious to us, we carefully craft it in other languages to deliver it to your multilingual audiences. This is crucial to connect with them and make them feel welcomed.