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LATINA HISTORY DAY 2021
PROGRAM RECORDINGS
DAY 1- March 10, 2021
Inspire Through Art and Culture
Main Stage Program
SPEAKERS
Helen Torres, CEO, HOPE, HLI '99
Anabel Muñoz, Reporter, ACB7 Eyewitness News
Laura Arciniega, Conference Chair, Principal at Raben Group, HLI '03
Marilu Galvez, Vice President of Community Relations & Development, WABC-TV
Nathalie Rayes, President & CEO, Latino Victory, Chair, HOPE Binational Fellowship HLI '01
Denice Frohman, Poet, Performer, and Educator
Career Resilience: Latina Creatives Level Up
Presented by The Walt Disney Company
Hear from Latina leaders working in creative industries on how they have drawn from their experience and identites to advance in their careers and move their companies forward. Executives and creatives form The Walt Disney Company will share how they influence business decisions and cultural progress across the corporate sector and beyond.
PANELISTS
Jessica Dominguez, Programming Producer, KABC
Marysol Garcia, Sr. Manager Licensing / Disney Animation & Pixar, Disney Consumer Products
Kathy Suarez, Senior D&I Manager - Multicultural Engagement, Walt Disney Studios
MODERATOR
Mariel Moscoso, Diversity & Community Engagement Specialist, ABC7
Culture of Care: Building Caregiver Resilience
Presented by AARP California
Latino culture values intergenerational care and often Latinas are charged with the bulk of these responsibilities. Experts will share how we can build resilence as caregivers to our loved ones and give us valuable tips on how to care for yourself while caring for others.
PANELISTS
Dr. Luis Guzman, County of Los Angeles, Department of Mental Health
Liliana Perez, Director of Cultural Affairs, Los Angeles Chargers, NFL
Jenny Sanchez, Family Care Navigator, Family Care Giver Support Center
MODERATOR
Adriana Mendoza, Associate State Director, AARP California
DAY 2 - March 11, 2021
Build Wealth
Day 2 Main Stage
SPEAKERS
Helen Torres, CEO, HOPE, HLI '99
Leslie Lopez, Meteorologist, ABC7 Eyewitness News
Max Espinoza, Senior Program Officer, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Senator Alex Padilla, United States Senator for California
Alice Juarez, Region Bank President, Wells Fargo
Beatriz Acevedo, CEO & Co-Founder, SUMA Wealth
Creative Home Buying Strategies for
Building Wealth
Presented by Wells Fargo
Resolved to buy your first home or invest the equity of your current home? Learn from leading experts on how you can enter the housing market and how you can leverage your equity to develop an income property or invest to create wealth.
PANELISTS
Laura Barrera, Government & Public Relations Consultant, LB Consulting
Sheila Berger, Private Mortgage Banker, Wells Fargo
MODERATOR
Vanessa Delgado, Managing Partner, Azure Development
Post-Secondary Education Pathways to an Economic Recovery
Presented by The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Explore with education thought Leaders the ways in which post-secondary education pathways can help Latinas and California towards an Economic Recovery.
PANELISTS
Dr.Daisy Gonzales, Deputy Chancellor, California Community Colleges
Elizabeth González, PhD, Chief Program & Strategy Officer, College Futures Foundation
Deborah Santiago, Chief Executive Officer, Excelencia in Education
MODERATOR
Max Espinoza, Senior Program Officer, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
DAY 3 - March 12
Empower Your Career & Community
Main Stage Program
SPEAKERS
Helen Torres, CEO, HOPE, HLI '99
Leslie Lopez, Meteorologist, ABC7 Eyewitness News
Alba Castillo Baylin, Vice President, Stakeholder and Community Management,
The Coca Cola Company
Nury Martinez, Los Angeles City Council President
Claudia Benshimol, Senior Vice President, General Manager of Estée Lauder and Aerin Beauty for North America
Alicia Menendez, Author, MSNBC Anchor, Latina to Latina podcast host
Laura Arciniega, Conference Chair, Principal at Raben Group, HLI '03
Rosie Arroyo, Board Chair, HLI '07
Recharging Communities Through Inclusive Leadership
Presented by The Estée Lauder Companies
Learn from Leaders with diverse perspectives representing corporate, state government and technology sectors on how they are working to create empowerment opportunities for individuals to succeed and for communities to thrive.
PANELISTS
Irma Olguin Jr., Co-Founder, Bitwise Industries
Carlos Pagoaga, Group Director Community Partnerships, Global Community Affairs, The Coca-Cola Company
Kimberly Villatoro, Vice President/General Manager, Smashbox and GLAMGLOW North America
Controller Betty Yee, State of California
MODERATOR
Dinorah Perez, News Reporter, Noticiero Telemundo 52
Learn from resilient women who are confronting the challenges presented by COVID-19 to ensure women can safely re-enter the workplace. Lean how you can advocate for a safe working environment that is healthy, happy and whole.
PANELISTS
Assemblywoman Eloise Gomez Reyes, State of California
Lydia Tavera, Firm Administrator, Browne George Ross LLC
Lisa Weinberger, Owner, Law Offices of Lisa Pierson Weinberger
MODERATOR
Azalea Iñiguez, Consumer Investigative Reporter, Telemundo52 Responde
Workplace Resilience: Re-entering Post Pandemic
Presented by Browne George Ross O’Brien Annaguey & Ellis LLP
DAY 4 - March 13, 2021
YOUTH DAY
Main Stage
SPEAKERS
Helen Torres, CEO, HOPE, HLI '99
Diana Amaya, Deputy Director Youth Programs
Kiara Gonzalez, Assistant, Endeavor
Anabel Muñoz, Eyewitness News Reporter, ABC7
Alicia Romero, Executive Director, Local and Cultural Relevancy, North America, Estee Lauder
Lorena Hernandez, Director of Community Impact, Comcast
Arianna Davis, Senior Director of Editorial & Strategy at O, The Oprah Magazine, Author
Resilient Careers: Careers in the STEM Industry
Presented by Kaiser Permanente
In this session, participants will learn more about the quickly growing fields of science/ medicine, technology, engineering, and mathematics! Distinguished Latina professionals will share their stories and experience in the STEM field. These are the fastest-growing work sectors in California and Latinas are greatly underrepresented. This session is designed to increase.
PANELISTS
Sandra Salazar, MD., Physician, Kaiser Permanente
Jasmine Mora, Communications Manager, TikTok
Monica Morales, Water Resources Engineer, Jacobs
Denise Zapata, Owner/CEO, Zapata Private Wealth Group
MODERATOR
Sarina Morales, LA Rams Team Reporter, LA Rams
Resilient Futures: Building Healthy Financial Habits
Presented by Union Bank
Learn how to create a budget and practice your new skills with real-life scenarios. Learn how to make smart decisions about money and the basic tools to make you feel confident in your money management and that will set you up for success in college and beyond.
FACILITATORS
Yessenia Delgado, College Bound Coordinator, Girls Inc
Laura Chavez, Teen Program Facilitator, Girls In
Resiliency Through Identity
Understanding your own identity and how it's influenced your lived experiences can help you make sense of issues of inequity in communities of color. Exploring intersectional identity can help you have more fruitful conversations about the important issues in society and build ally-ship with other young people in your community.
FACILITATOR
Stephani Page, ARC Network Community Engagement Manager
In Conversation with the 2021 Future History Makers
HOPE and The Estee Lauder Companies have partnered together to honor the accomplishment of future history making Latinas in local communities. The Future History Maker honorees foster a unique spirit of passion, posses a vision that brings communities together, or charts a new path of discovery. As “Future History Makers,” these Latinas strive for excellence and deliver their best efforts towards being positive role models and creating change.
2021 HONOREES021
Keren Herran, Future Global Health Research Professor
Isabella Valdez Martinez, Future Congresswoman
Frida Mendez-Arce, Future Public Servant
Bianca Torres Murray, Future Lawyer
Miriam Torres, Future Activist and Policy Maker