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Maria Medina Jackson Instacart
Maria Medina Jackson Changes the Shopping Game

Maria Medina Jackson shapes the future of home delivery and in-store shopping at Instacart as the company’s behind-the-scenes legal powerhouse

Ricardo Hernandez Tucson Unified School District
Ricardo Hernandez Rebuilds Trust in the Community

Ricardo Hernandez accepted an unenviable role at the Tucson Unified School District, where he immediately had to ask taxpayers to raise their own taxes

Gonzalo La Cava Fulton County Schools
Gonzalo La Cava Drives Change with Heart at Fulton County Schools

Gonzalo La Cava is the person to call when you need a new path forward

Ricardo A. Bedoya on Science and the Law

Chief Legal Counsel Ricardo A. Bedoya blends his passions for both fields at Medtronic

30 Under 30: Stephanie Monge

“Do what makes you uncomfortable.” Stephanie Monge has repeated that mantra to her friends and…

Ignacio Martinez Google
Ignacio Martinez Speaks on Data’s Behalf

As a staff economist at Google, he uses his soft skills to communicate his findings clearly and pulls from his lived experiences to work collaboratively with several teams.

Ben Sigel
Ben Sigel Is Committed to Service, Sacrifice, and Surname

How Ben Sigel helps build connections, community, representation, and lifesaving opportunities for the Latino and Jewish communities

Jacqueline Aguilar Is Making Her Mark

Jacqueline Aguilar has always sought out a place where she could use her background in business, tech, and the law to make a difference—and she’s found it at Procter & Gamble

Your ERG Members Are Making a Difference? Reward Them.

Rewarding ERG participation and bridging the technology divide in education were just two of the discussion topics at the final Latino ERG Digital Summit of 2021

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

Nellie Gorbea
Nellie Gorbea Is Ready to Go First

Nellie Gorbea got her first taste of political service far away from Rhode Island, where…

Lisa Iglesias
Lisa Iglesias Is Flexible and Resilient

“You can’t get too ingrained in your own opinion because there are definitely different approaches—different…

Ingrid Duran and Catherine Pino
Ingrid Duran and Catherine Pino Labor Out of Love

Getting married by Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor—the first Latina to sit on that court—is…

Annette Isaacson Defends Victims of a Broken System

Annette Isaacson, in-house counsel for JPMorgan Chase, uses her legal talents to help Chicago’s undocumented immigrants

On the Shoulders of Giants

Regina Montoya has a pass to the middle class for poverty-stricken Dallas. Can it work for the nation?

On Economic Sacrifice with Princeton’s Dr. Marta Tienda

What drew you to the field of sociology, and particularly, studying Hispanics? An internship for…

Providing the College Choice

Maria Harper-Marinick, chancellor and provost of Maricopa Community college, is determined to open the door of higher education to as many students as possible

Sara Martinez Tucker

Sara Martinez Tucker serves as a guest lecturer for a Leadership and Social Change class at Notre Dame, where she is able to provide advice for seniors studying political science.

Francisco J. Leon California Resources Corporation
Francisco Leon is Reframing the Narrative of Oil & Gas

Francisco Leon is betting on carbon storage, data centers, and homegrown talent to prove that California’s energy future can be local, reliable, and led from the communities it serves.

Commencement Speeches by Latino Leaders Worth Rewatching

Four graduation addresses that offer lessons in purpose, identity, resilience, and leadership