Abrazando Leadership: Latinos Cultivating Each Other
LIDERAMOS 6th Annual National Symposium
October 23RD – October 25th 2024
Potawatomi Hotel and Casino
Milwaukee, WI

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The 6th Annual National Symposium theme “Un Abrazo: Latino Leadership Cultivating Each Other” is celebrating how our communities come together as leaders in times of need and celebration. This event offers leadership training and insight at the intersections of Latino culture, history, and community engagement. The three-day gathering provides skill-building and community leadership development to address the local community transformation, offers inspiring keynotes from National and local leaders, and a chance to learn with Latino-engaged peers and role models.

Wednesday October 23
1:00 pm – 8:00 pm Registration
Location Serenity Foyer
5:00 pm – 6:30 pm

Bienvenidos
Indigenous Gratitude & Acknowledgment
Milwaukee Welcome
Dominic Ortiz, CEO Potawatomi Hotel & Casino

 

 

 

 

 

Opening Activation & Rebozo Ceremony: Abrazar Su Palabra
Angela Mictlanxochitl, PhD, Executive Director, LIDERAMOS
DJ Kenny Perez & Your Move MKE
Location Harmony
6:30 pm – 8:30 pm Opening Reception & DJ Kenny Perez
Location Harmony
Thursday, October 24th
8:00 am – 9:00 am Cafecito & Breakfast
Location Serenity Foyer
8:00 am – 9:00 am CCL Latino Leaders Fellow Breakfast
(Invite Only)
Location Innovation
9:00 am – 10:15 am Breakfast Plenary
‘Quien Soy Yo’ Activation with NALCAB’s Pete Garcia Fellowship Leaders
Presenter(s) Natalia Chaves Larkin, Director of Training & Leadership Development, NALCAB
Location Serenity
Break/Transition
10:30 am to 12:30 pm Workshop 1:
Get Out the Latino Vote:
Strategies for Civic Engagement		 Workshop 2:
Leadership Hackathon:
Storytelling to its Full Power
Facilitator(s)

Audé Negrete
Executive Director
Kansas Latino Community Network

Tammy Rivera
Executive Director
Southside Organizing Committee

 Carlos Matallana
Graphic Artist & Publisher
Location Prosperity Inspire
Break/Transition
12:30 pm – 2:00 pm Luncheon Keynote
MANA: 50 Years of Latina Leadership Excellence
Keynote Amy Hinojosa
CEO, MANA: A National Latino Organization
Location Serenity
2:00 pm – 2:45 pm Mercadito
Location Serenity Lobby
2:45 pm to 4:00 pm Session 1: Session 2: Session 3:
Title Community & Higher Education: Partners for Latino Success Designing a Development Plan for your Nonprofit Organization Cultivating Alcohol-Free Environments for Healing & Empowerment
Presenter(s)

Sehiry Tapia
Poderosa & Visitor Services Coordinator, Mount Mary University

 

Erik Quezada
Associate Director, Colorado Colleges

 Pedro Rivera
Fundraising Expert & Board Member,
Somos El Poder

Leia Ferrari Traner Consultant; Lead Advisor, Leadership Academy Girls Who Code

Yomarie “YoMo” Castellano
Advocate, Coach
4:15 pm to 5:30pm Create a Latino Leadership Program
Best Practices & Opportunities
Featuring LIDERAMOS Affinity Sites
Location Serenity
Break/Transition
6:30 pm – 8:30 pm Optional & Offsite: Latina Futures 2050 Lab Reception (Requires Pre-Registration)
Dinner & Networking on Your Own
Friday October 25th
8:00 am – 9:00 am Cafecito & Breakfast
Location Serenity Lobby
9:00 am – 10:30 am Breakfast Poderosa Panel
Holding the Line in the Face of a Chilling Effect on DEI
Plenary Leaders Lead: Sonja Diaz, Co-Founder, Latina Futures 2050 Lab
Special Guests:
Rebeca Lopez, Attorney, Godfrey & Kahn
Ciciley (CC) Moore, Director, Office of the President at W.K. Kellogg Foundation
Marlén J Mendoza, Associate Director of External Affairs, Latino Policy Forum
Maria Socorro Pesqueira, President, Healthy Communities Foundation
Location Serenity
Break/Transition
10:45 am – Noon Session 4: Session 5: Session 6:
Title Latino Public Policy: Community & State Driven Strategies Latino Cultura as a Toolkit to Overcome Team Dysfunction Making the Most of Your Presentations
Presenter(s) Marlén Mendoza
Associate Director of External Affairs, Latino Policy Forum

Rosario Sanchez Ledesma Co-Founder, LIFECAMP

Gladys Manzanet, Senior Director of Field Diversity & Inclusion at Northwestern Mutual

 Tina Plaza
Journalism and Public Relations Coach & Strategist
Location Progress Prosperity Inspire
Break/Transition
Noon – 1:30 pm Luncheon Book Presentation & Fireside Chat
The Latino Leadership Playbook
Keynote & Moderator

Refugio Atilano
Author of the “The Latino Leadership Playbook” & Leadership Expert

 

Dr. Nelson Soler
President & CEO, Latino Chamber of Southeastern Wisconsin
Location Serenity
Break/Transition
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm Workshop 1: Workshop 2:

Get Out the Latino Vote:
Strategies for Civic Engagement

 

 Leadership Hackathon:
Storytelling to its Full Power
Facilitator(s)

Audé Negrete
Executive Director, Latino Community Network

 

Tammy Rivera
Executive Director
Southside Organizing Committee

Carlos Matallana
Graphic Artist & Publisher
Location Prosperity Inspire
Break/Transition
4:15 pm pm – 5:30 pm Session 7 Session 8 Session 9
Title Cultivating Regional Leadership: The Case Study of Wisconsin Leveraging Media for Visibility & Interconnectedness Defining & Grounding Latino Leader Core Values
Speaker/Presenter Francesca Mayca Wegner
President & Chief Possibilities Officer, HPGM		 Ýsel Nicholson
Creator of babes: Black and Brown Empowering Stories and City Year Milwaukee

Heather Ana Hathaway Miranda, M.A.
Founder/CEO, Hathaway Miranda LLC
Aldo Medina Martinez
Commercial Lending Team Manager, VP at Craft3

Marcie Ordaz
Executive Director, Lift Women’s Foundation
Location Prosperity Progress Inspire
5:30 pm – 6:30pm Break
6:30 pm – 9:30 pm Noche de Cultura Dinner & Awards Ceremony
DJ Ýsel Nicholson
No Host Bar Reception & Photo Booth
Dinner & Awards Ceremony
Dance Party
Location Serenity