Education

Lorena Penaloza UC Santa Cruz
Lorena Peñaloza Is the Chief Campus Counsel

Whether she’s at UC Santa Cruz or UC Riverside, Lorena Peñaloza is a chief campus counsel and public service jefa that students, administrators, and faculty can count on

Jomysha Delgado Barnard
Jomysha Delgado Stephen Helps her Historic Alma Mater

As executive vice president of the college and general counsel at Barnard College, Jomysha Delgado Stephen helps her historic alma mater prepare the next generation of women leaders

Maryanne Pina Frodsham Career Management Partners
How Maryanne Piña Frodsham Is Leading a New Path for Latinos

From corporate America to Latino professionals, learn how this Latina CEO is making an impact 

Milagros Concepcion Rochester Institute of Technology
Milagros Concepcion: From Custodian to Controller

Milagros Concepcion held her first job at RIT when she was only a student. Today, she’s leading transformational change benefitting a new generation.

Lisa Carrington Firmin
Lisa Carrington Firmin Aims to Make an Impact

After a long period of silence, US Air Force veteran Colonel Lisa Carrington Firmin has written a book on military sexual trauma; she also serves at UTSA’s Office of Veteran and Military Affairs

Tony Muñoz Is Making an Impact

Tony Munoz knows the importance of education for people in underserved communities, and he’s working to help the YES Prep school system change generational poverty

Amanda Fernandez Is Changing the Classroom

Like many others, Amanda Fernandez was overlooked by the public school system. Today, as CEO of Latinos for Education, she hopes to empower both Latino students and their families.

Ana Maria Chavez
Anna Maria Chávez Embraces Transformation

Guest Editor Anna Maria Chávez is leaning into the challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic to better enable the National School Boards Association to support student populations

Carlos Lejnieks
Carlos Lejnieks Is a Born Mentor

Years ago, an unlikely mentor put Carlos Lejnieks on a new path. Today, he’s going to bat for young people as president of a Big Brothers Big Sisters chapter and the first Latino president of Brown University’s Alumni Association.

Natalia Cortez Burdette
Natalia Cortez Burdette Advocates for Education Equity

Natalia Cortez Burdette didn’t have the easiest childhood growing up in Brooklyn’s Crown Heights neighborhood.…

Dr. Mike Munoz
Dr. Mike Muñoz Leads for Change

Not long ago, Dr. Mike Muñoz received an email from a student with a registration…

Andres Acebo
Andrés Acebo Rights the Ship

There is a nautical compass on display in the office of Andrés Acebo, interim chief…

Steven Wolfe Pereira
Steven Wolfe Pereira Elevates Edtech

Like most fathers, Steven Wolfe Pereira has experienced many sleepless nights. Although the birth of…

Dr. Jerry Porras
Dr. Jerry Porras Is Changing the System

When Dr. Jerry Porras was growing up in El Paso, Texas, in the 1950s, he…

Hispanic Executive
Mark Diaz Saw an Opportunity to Optimize

Mark Diaz is changing things up. Never satisfied with simply following the status quo, Diaz…

Arleska Castillo
Arleska Castillo Isn’t Afraid to Seek Change

To Arleska Castillo, the most important part of her title as chief human resources officer…

Dolores Gonzalez, Chief Program Officer, IDEA Public Schools, portrait thumbnail
At IDEA Public Schools, Dolores Gonzalez Charts New Territory

Though she traded classroom teaching for an administrative role over a decade ago, Dolores Gonzalez…

Nuno Fernandes, CEO, Ilumno, portrait seated thumbnail
Nuno Fernandes Takes Higher Education to the Next Level

The transformative power of education is a subject that is close to the heart of…

Diane E. Lopez, Harvard University, portrait thumbnail
Diane E. Lopez Stands Tall on Hallowed Ground

Diane E. Lopez has worked at Harvard University for more than twenty-five years, but her…

Havidán Rodríguez, President, University at Albany - portrait on stairs
Havidán Rodríguez Has Gone from Puerto Rico to the Global Stage

For Havidán Rodríguez, president of the University at Albany (UAlbany) and the first Latino president…

Mark L. Madrid facing Pedro A. Guerrero in discussion_thumbnail image
The State of Latino Entrepreneurship: A Discussion

Mark L. Madrid, CEO of LBAN, and Pedro A. Guerrero, CEO of Guerrero Media, discuss their experiences with the Stanford Latino Entrepreneurship program.