Advocacy

Phyllis Barajas Conexión
Conexión Grows to 26 States 20 Years In

Phyllis Barajas reflects on how the organization she founded made it through COVID-19 stronger than ever

Richard Alonso HF Sinclair
Richard Alonso Is an Environmental Lawyer with Unrivaled Perspective

HF Sinclair’s Richard Alonso has decades in government, private practice, and in-house experience

Ana Daniels Ascend Advanced Therapies
How Ana Daniels Shaped a Purpose-Driven Legal Career

To the world, Ana Daniels is many things: top biotech attorney, savvy business entrepreneur, board member. To her family, she is the world.

Betty Francisco Boston Impact Initiative
How Betty Francisco Rewrites the Rules on Impact Investing

Betty Francisco and Boston Impact Initiative have sent millions into communities of color, and they keep finding ways to grow that reach exponentially

Ray Mercedes TAIT
Ray Mercedes Is Washington Heights’ Finest

Ray Mercedes continues to create opportunities for others while being an incredible success story himself

The VIDA Team Works Nonstop to Support Rio Grande Valley Students

The Valley Initiative for Development and Advancement team combines tenure with a drive to evolve to create generational progress in South Texas

VIDA Success Stories Aren’t Easy, But They’re Possible

The Valley Initiative for Development and Advancement is helping create the potential for generational change in the Rio Grande Valley

How VIDA Integrates New Tech to Better Serve Its Students

The Valley Initiative for Development and Advancement supports new tech that will keep counselors, learners, and administrators on the same page

VIDA x Open AI
VIDA Lands OpenAI Foundation Grant to Prepare Learners for the Future

The Valley Initiative for Development and Advancement continues to attract national commitments for the workforce readiness of the people of South Texas

Andrés Acebo New Jersey City University
Andrés Acebo is a Tested University President … at 40

The youngest public university president in New Jersey history faced down an existential crisis with vision, vulnerability, and humility

Margarita Rivera Carnival Corporation
Margarita Rivera Delivers Happiness—and Safety—at Carnival

As global CISO, Margarita Rivera protects Carnival Corporation’s “floating cities” and its cruise-loving passengers across the seven seas

Alejandra Velázquez
Alejandra Velázquez: Authenticity as Strategy in Government Relations

Alejandra Velázquez built her strategic public policy leadership grounded in trust, relationships, and community

Valentina Rivera
30 Under 30: Valentina Rivera, DOCE Podcast

Valentina Rivera, a Colombian who immigrated to the US at age twelve, is an integrated…

Tatiana Gomez
30 Under 30: Tatiana Gomez, Ceres Market

Tatiana Gomez, a Colombian American born in Newark and raised in Colombia until age seven,…

Shyh Saenz
30 Under 30: Shyh Saenz, Operativo.us

Shyh Saenz, a proud Chicana from California’s Bay Area, is chief of staff at Operativo,…

Nicole Maldonado
30 Under 30: Nicole Maldonado, ACLU of Oklahoma

Nicole Maldonado, a Colombian American raised in Colombia, serves as organizing manager at the ACLU…

Nelson Cruz
30 Under 30: Nelson Cruz, Entertainment Software Association

Nelson Cruz, a Dominican American born in Silver Spring, Maryland and raised between the Dominican…

Maria Jose Rios
30 Under 30: Maria Jose Rios, Salesforce

Maria Jose Rios, born and raised in Stockton, California, to parents from Cañitas de Felipe…

Andres Alvarado Avila
30 Under 30: Andrés Alvarado Avila, Northwestern University

Guided by questions of why health disparities exist and how to address them, Andrés Alvarado…

Arely Anaya
30 Under 30: Arely Anaya, FLAP

As director of development and communication at the Farmworker and Landscaper Advocacy Project (FLAP), Arely…

Cristian Medina
30 Under 30: Cristian Medina, Course for Change

Cristian Medina, a Mexican American born and raised in Oklahoma City, grew up in a…