Clara Isabel Díaz Maldonado  (she/her/ella/elle) is an Utuado native Afro Boricua Dancer and Cultural Administrator. She graduated from a BA in Art History at Universidad de Puerto Rico, and moved to NYC to pursue a Masters Degree in Arts Administration at Baruch College, where she graduated in 2021. She has developed programs at El Museo del Barrio, The Public Theater, and worked with organizations like New York Latino Film Fest and Studio Museum in Harlem. Currently, she performs Bomba with groups like Segunda Quimbamba, Bomba Yo, Bombrxs de NYC, and Taller Tambuyé. She continues her bomba journey with Segunda Quimbamba as a Dance Teaching Artist since 2020 and develops programs and workshops focused on Bomba Dance and Tradition.