During the LASO 30th Anniversary Weekend, Latinx alumni and faculty will be discussing topics including race and solidarity and the impact of Covid-19 respectively. Below are the topics and profiles of the panelists:
LASO 30th Anniversary | Covid-19 & The Latinx Experience Panel
This panel will discuss the impact the pandemic has had on the Latinx Community and the work necessary to mitigate its effects.
Panelists:
Natasha Chiofalo '07, MPH
Quality Implementation Manager ASCVD, American Heart Association
Industry: Public Health/Health Care
Kati Fernandez '15, MS
Director of Content Development and Integration, ESPN+ and ESPN Films
Industry: Media & Communications
Jason Hernandez '07, JD
Rutgers Law School
Director, Rutgers Immigrant Community Assistance Project (RICAP)
Jose Miguel Juarez '09, MD, MS
PGY-3 Emergency Medicine Resident, The Mount Sinai Hospital & NYC Health+Hospitals/Elmhurst
Industry: Healthcare
Dave Robles '02, M.Ed
Teacher, St. Charles Borromeo School, Harlem, NY
Industry: Education
Yarlennys Villaman '14, MPA
Director of Outreach, Office of the Attorney General Maura Healey
Industry: Government
LASO 30th Anniversary | Unidos en Solidaridad Panel
As the nation continues to struggle with its racist history and present- this panel will discuss the necessity of being in solidarity and the role of the Latinx population in addressing these critical issues.
Panelists:
Adrian Cacho '19
Constituent Liaison for New York State Assembly member Chantel Jackson
New York State Assembly
Nicole López '16
Senior Communications Associate at Supermajority
Industry: Non-Profit
Sarah Rendón García '08, Ed.M
Doctoral Candidate and Instructor at Harvard Graduate School of Education
Industry: Research/Academia
Edgar D. Rodríguez '16
Press Secretary of U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) United States Senate Communications
Industry: U.S. Government
Jorge Santos, PhD, MA
Associate Professor, College of the Holy Cross
English Department
